-TheWire.in The programme has been able to make a positive impact in the lives of around 3,000 tribal women by equipping them with skills in sewing, soft-toy making, clay art, embroidery, among others. Jaipur: When Deepa had to move to Kushalgarh, a small sub-divisional township in the southern part of Rajasthan, with her husband, she had little idea that it would alter her life substantially. Deepa’s husband, Narendra Biswas, who worked as a...
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Real power is with Centre, which holds the purse-strings in these fiscally-challenging times -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Post 2014, two centralisations — of political and economic power — continue to reinforce each other, with profound consequences for the country and potential to define popular narrative in days ahead. The return of single-party dominance and its implications for politics after nearly 25 years of minority/coalition governments at the Centre (December 1989-April 2014) has been widely commented upon. As have concerns over rising corporate market power and their...
More »The Honey Trap -Amit Khurana, Arnab Pratim Dutta and Sonal Dhingra
-Down to Earth Investigation into the business of adulteration of honey This story begins in the mustard fields of north India where beekeepers are getting ready for the next honey season. When the yellow flowers are in bloom, the bees suck the nectar and bring us goodness in the form of honey, which we then consume because of its many beneficial properties. We were alerted that beekeepers from this region and other...
More »'Listen to annadata, reconsider farm laws': Rajasthan CM tells PM Modi
-Livemint.com/ PTI Ashok Gehlot demanded that PM Modi reconsider the agriculture laws to protect the interests of farmers and democratic values Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday demanded the central government reconsider the three new farm laws against which farmers are staging protests. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the chief minister said that even when GDP growth rate has been -7.5 per cent in the financial year 2020-21,...
More »National Population Register: Questionnaire is being finalised, says Registrar General of India -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu “The Hindu”, in a query filed under the RTI Act, sought information on the expected date of the first phase of Census 2021 and an update of the NPR. The office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) has said the schedule or the questionnaire of the National Population Register (NPR) is “being finalised” and the information about the expected date of first phase of Census 2021 is “not available.” The...
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