Although the focus of erstwhile UPA and the present NDA government has been to achieve higher economic growth by reaping the 'demographic dividend', a recent report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) informs us that a substantial chunk of the population underwent ageing during the last 60 years. The report entitled Elderly in India: Profile and Programmes 2016 from CSO (that comes under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) shows...
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CJI Thakur’s emotional appeal to Modi to protect judiciary -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu The Chief Justice’s remarks and appeal saw the Prime Minister deliver an unscheduled speech immediately after the former took his seat Breaking down several times in his half-hour speech addressed directly at Prime Minister Narendra Modi present on the dais at the Annual Chief Ministers and Chief Justices Conference on Sunday, Chief Justice of India, Tirath Singh Thakur, launched a scathing attack on government inaction, squarely blaming the Centre for...
More »India’s farms have a far worse scorecard on water use than IPL -Roshan Kishore
-Livemint.com Less than 5% of India’s annual water consumption is on account of domestic usage; agriculture’s share is 90% From the court ordering the shifting of cricket matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra this year to Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister of Delhi, claiming in 2012 that she took a bath in half a bucket of water, urban rationing seems to be the main focus during water crises in India. While the importance...
More »Record 35 per cent jump pushes 60-plus population to an all-time high -Zeeshan Shaikh
-The Indian Express This is a record high since 1950 and is almost twice the rate at which the overall population grew. The number of Indians over the age of 60 has hit an all-time high, accounting for 8.6 per cent of the country’s 121-crore population, according to latest official figures. A report released by the Ministry of Statistics on Thursday said that the number of citizens over the age of 60...
More »Does increase in sex ratio mean success of Beti Bachao Beti Padao? -Shalini Nair
-The Indian Express Ministry officials state that Haryana, from where the scheme was launched last year, has shown visible improvements in Sex Ratio at Birth. On Tuesday, while extending Beti Bachao Beti Padao to 61 more districts, the Minister for Woman and Child Development Maneka Gandhi announced that 49 of the 100 districts that currently fall under the scheme have registered a positive trend in Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB). The...
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