-PTI However, the compliance of the law still remains a challenge for the Ministry as it has failed to get encouraging response even from its own departments A handbook providing user-friendly information about sexual harassment of women at workplaces was released by Women and Child Development Ministry on Monday, even as it struggles to ensure compliance of the law in corporate. "The handbook will be tremendous value for employers, employees and complaint committees...
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Why Chennai went down and under -Radhika Merwin
-The Hindu Business Line A CAG audit shows that the Centre and State governments have been criminally remiss over disaster management The unprecedented and continuing rains that have broken a 100-year record and have wreaked havoc in Chennai for over a week, highlight both elaborate rescue and relief efforts as well as gaps in the existing policy on disaster planning. It is true that swift deployment of the armed forces to evacuate...
More »Drought crisis worsens: nine states declared hit -Archana Shukla
-MoneyControl.com CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla Reports that with India in the throes of one of the most severe droughts in recent times, the numbers of drought-hit districts is only expected to rise in the coming weeks. Tamil Nadu may be drowning, but nine other states in the country are thirsting for a drop of water and have approached the central government for emergency drought relief. CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla Reports that with India in...
More »We need to take our children’s first steps seriously -Rukmini Banerji
-Hindustan Times It is common sense that a strong and sturdy foundation is crucial for a good building. It is also well known that these foundations make a critical difference to the strength, scope and scale of the actual building. Similarly, what we do with our children in early years in pre-school and in early grades in school sets the tone and pace for what will be possible for them to...
More »Deluged Chennai cries for help as airport flooded, trains stop, phones out
-The Times of India CHENNAI: There was no let up to the rain fury in the city and several coastal parts of Tamil Nadu. The city received 34.5cm rain in the past 24 hours. Met officials said the state hasn't been lashed by such a downpour in 100 years. Road and and rail links are down and the airport is flooded. Complaints of patchy to poor mobile phone service have been coming...
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