-The Hindu There is reason to be optimistic about the U.N. report on disability rights, but there is also disappointment at its failure to make the poverty connection The disability movement has waited anxiously for the report of the high level panel on post-2015, formed by the Secretary General of the United Nations, which was released in May. This document is expected to set the tone for the Secretary General's report on...
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Special law needed to protect ponds from encroachment: HC
-The Times of India ALLAHABAD: Taking a serious note of indiscriminate encroachment of ponds in the state, which is lowering the water table in the region, the Allahabad High Court has suggested that a special law should be enacted to protect and preserve the ponds, which are not only essential elements of village habitat but also valuable assets for the state. The court observed that a special procedure should be provided in...
More »CCI probe into TAM's market practices
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Competition Commission of India is investigating if rating company TAM Media Research Pvt Ltd abused its dominant position in violation of the Competition act. It has asked the company to furnish details on whether it has imposed conditions of exclusive supply that resulted in foreclosure of the market for competitors and provide details if it had created entry barriers, including regulatory ones. TAM has been given...
More »When incomes grow, but jobs elude -Sonalde Desai
-The Indian Express The latest NSSO data also underlines the increasing absence of women from the labour market Every time results from one of the "thick" rounds of the National Sample Survey come out, we get into a feeding frenzy, trying to slice and dice the statistics for changes since the previous round. Since NSS large rounds are typically conducted every five years, there is perhaps some sense to it, particularly when...
More »'19% affluent teens in UP are obese' -Shailvee Sharda
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: In a state infamous for malnutrition, one out of five teens going to private schools is either overweight or obese. This has been revealed in a study conducted by National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC). The study covered more than 49,000 school children in eight cities, including 23,006 children in Lucknow, Agra and Allahabad. The other cities were New Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Dehradun and Pantnagar. The...
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