-The New Indian Express Annual report of women’s rights panel did not mention how many cases were resovled NEW DELHI: Nearly 55 per cent of complainants from across the country who reached out to the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking its intervention in various matters, belonged to Uttar Pradesh. These details have come out through the commission’s annual report for 2017-18 that has just been compiled. The complaints by women or their relatives...
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MS Swaminathan, father of Green Revolution, interviewed by Jitheesh PM & Jipson John (Newsclick.in)
-Newsclick.in In an interview, the ‘father’ of India’s Green Revolution, says while technology is necessary, policies on procurement and public distribution are far more important in making agriculture economically viable and sustainable in the country. No one has played a more instrumental role in India’s self-sufficiency in food production than Dr MS Swaminathan — world-renowned agricultural scientist, known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution in India’. After getting a PhD from Cambridge...
More »Women a silent 'majority' on India's electoral map -Shuja Asrar
-The Times of India While the participation of women in Indian elections has gradually increased, their presence in Parliament and other governing bodies has continued to remain abysmally low ever since the first elections in 1952, data reveals. Trends indicate that in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls, women voters will surpass men. However, trends also reveal that women will remain grossly under-represented in the decision-making process as India continues to hover...
More »Delhi Police files FIR in journalist Barkha Dutt harassment case
-The Indian Express Barkha Dutt has alleged that she was receiving threatening phone calls and obscene pictures. On February 19, the National Commission for Women (NCW) had asked Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik to initiate "speedy investigation" into the matter. The Cyber Cell of Delhi police Wednesday registered an FIR in connection with the alleged harassment of journalist Barkha Dutt on social media. Dutt had alleged that she was receiving threatening...
More »Universal Basic Income can be funded by reducing subsidies to the rich -Pranab Bardhan
-The Indian Express I think packaging a significant UBIS with a simultaneous increase in the taxes on the rich will help macro-economic stability, apart from assuaging the poor who will face some of the price rise in commodities or services, when subsidies are withdrawn. After my last op-ed in this paper (The safety net of the future) several readers, intrigued by the idea of a Universal Basic Income Supplement (UBIS) proposed...
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