-The Hindu The monsoon session which has ended is another example of Parliament being quite ineffective in all its functions The monsoon session of Parliament which ended on Wednesday was a disappointment in several ways. This was the fourth straight session that ended ahead of the original schedule — other than the cancelled winter 2020 session. This meant that many important issues had not been discussed such as the COVID-19 response and...
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Official data corroborates deepening of livelihood crisis in urban areas during the 2020 nationwide lockdown
The recently released quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data broadly confirms the dip in employment and jobs during the countrywide lockdown period, followed by a certain degree of recovery in the post-lockdown months last year as have been indicated by various survey-based studies and research papers. The quarterly bulletin on PLFS provides data on key employment and unemployment indicators i.e. Unemployment Rate (UR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Labour...
More »Total number of journalists and media houses targeted was 228 in 2020, states India Press Freedom Report 2020 by RRAG
-Press release by Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) dated 30 July, 2021 NEW DELHI: “During 2020 at least 228 journalists (including two cases against media houses) were targeted. These included 12 female journalists who had faced physical violence, online harassment/ threats and cases including under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) of 1967”, stated Mr Suhas Chakma, Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) while releasing India...
More »More Than Half Of Districts With High Covid-19 Positivity Are Himalayan -IndiaSpend Team
-IndiaSpend.com Of India's 83 districts with a Covid-19 test positivity ratio higher than 10% by the week ending June 30, 54% were in the mountainous Himalayan region. Experts ascribe this to infections reaching hilly areas later than the plains, and to low and late testing Mumbai: India's Himalayan region is reporting high levels of Covid-19 positivity, even as the second wave recedes in many parts of India, an IndiaSpend analysis of Ministry...
More »India struggles to meet gender equality goal second year in a row, ‘special attention’ needed -Sravasti Dasgupta
-ThePrint.in Gender equality and zero hunger remain the two goals that require ‘special attention’, Niti Aayog SDG report says. The country score on both these goals is below 50. New Delhi: India is struggling to meet the goals of gender equality, according to the Niti Aayog’s latest Sustainable Development Goals-India Index report. According to the report, released last week, gender equality and zero hunger remain the two goals under the SDG-India index that...
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