-The Hindu * What are the main provisions of the draft document? Is the Government going to monetise public data? The story so far: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on February 21, 2022 released a policy proposal titled as, “Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022”. The policy aims to, “radically transform India’s ability to harness public sector data”. The proposals of the Draft Data Accessibility Policy has...
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Second Hunger Watch Survey shows high level of food insecurity among the poor & vulnerable people of 14 states
-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign Secretariat dated February 23, 2022 * 66 percent respondents said that their income has decreased compared to the pre-pandemic period * 80 percent reported some form of food insecurity, 25 percent reported severe food insecurity * 41 percent said that nutritional quality of their diet deteriorated compared to the pre-pandemic period * 67 percent could not afford cooking gas in the month preceding the survey. * 45...
More »Central govt's performance-linked career plan for schoolteachers -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph If the NCTE proposals are accepted, they will be able to get promotions like their peers in colleges and universities The Centre is set to introduce performance-linked promotion for schoolteachers. The National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), the apex regulatory body on teacher education, is holding consultations with teachers and other stakeholders on a draft National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) document prepared by it. It is not clear whether the...
More »36-Hour Outage Paralyses Chandigarh, Water Supply Disrupted, Hospitals Hit -Mohammad Ghazali
-NDTV.com The electricity workers are protesting against the PRIvatisation of the electricity department. Chandigarh: Large parts of Chandigarh have been left without electricity and water for over 36 hours after a major power outage following a three-day strike by electricity department workers. Thousands of homes have been without power and water supply since Monday evening and traffic lights are not working in many areas in the city. Government hospitals have rescheduled surgeries. The Chandigarh...
More »Data check: Three out of four PRIsoners in Indian jails are undertrials -Nileena Suresh
-India Spend/ Scroll.in While the total number of PRIson inmates rose by 1% between 2019 and 2020, the number of undertrial inmates increased by nearly 12% Three in four PRIsoners in India’s jails are under trial, according to government data for the year 2020, the latest year for which such data is available. This is the highest share of undertrial detainees in PRIson since at least 1995, the earliest year for which...
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