-The Economic Times Data suggests that India's unemployed youngsters are not looking for jobs. In January 2017, there were 408.4 million employed people in the country. The number of those who were unemployed and seeking jobs was 25.9 million. Seven months later, by the end of July, the number of employed fell to 405.4 million. But the number of those looking for jobs also fell to 13.7 million, according to a report...
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Hundreds of women march to reclaim roads at night -Arvind Bishnoi
-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Varnika Kundu, who survived an abduction bid in Chandigarh on August 4, has consistently said that her fight is for all women who have been harassed. It seems her fight has touched a chord with women across the country. Night marches were organised in at least 20 cities to fight the mindset that women should not stay out late. It all started with a march in Chandigarh...
More »Progress, one girl at a time -Shiv Sahay Singh & Indrani Dutta
-The Hindu Why did the West Bengal girls’ welfare scheme win the UN Public Service Award this year? In 2014, Rehana (name changed), a 15-year old from a school in West Bengal’s Sunderbans region, was rescued from a red light area in Delhi. The Class IX student had been ensnared by traffickers who then sold her off in Kolkata. After being brought back, the local administration and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) re-enrolled...
More »Boots, not burkha: Mumbra girls take over football field -Marcus Mergulhao
-The Times of India A group of girls, almost all in shorts, are dancing after a wonderful strike that fetched them a goal. The goal wouldn't count much, in fact it doesn't count at all during a coaching camp. But for these girls, it's much more than just the sight of the ball crashing into the net that brings delight. For years, these girls from Mumbra have braved odds just to be...
More »Aadhaar for free LPG: Govt relaxes deadline till Sept 30 for BPL women
-PTI Govt last year launched PMUY scheme to provide 5 cr poor women with free LPG connections in 3 years New Delhi: The government has extended till September-end the time by which poor women wishing to avail of free cooking gas (LPG) connections must apply for the unique 12-digit biometric identification number Aadhaar. The government had in March this year mandated that anyone not having Aadhaar but desirous of availing free LPG connection...
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