-Press release from NREGA Sangharsh Morcha For the past five days, hundreds of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) workers and their supporters from across the country have gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the employment guarantee act in letter and spirit. They are demanding a substantial increase in the NREGA wages, timely payment of wages, implementation of local plans, expansion of existing entitlements and adequate budget for...
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Supreme Court terming seeking votes based on religion illegal, a positive development: CPI
-PTI New Delhi: The CPI on Monday welcomed Supreme Court holding that appeal for vote on ground of religion amounts to "corrupt practice", but said the issue of caste and language needs to be addressed "carefully". The party also wondered if the order can be taken as negation of the apex court's earlier verdict that Hinduism is a "way of life". Monday's verdict also held that appeal for voting on the grounds of...
More »Mapping tribal language newspapers -Ankita Pandey
-TheHoot.org What are the factors that decide whether and where tribal language publications flourish? Some of the answers are surprising. Tribal Languages have received insufficient attention in our country. Only a small number of them have managed to register their presence in the world of print media. This article analyses registered tribal language newspapers and examines the conditions that support the growth of Tribal Languages in print media. Key findings are: *...
More »Research funds for tribals on hold -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The government has put on hold a key research scholarship scheme meant for tribal students, angering even teachers and triggering allegations that a segment already marginalised was being sidelined further. Sources in the University Grants Commission and the ministry of tribal affairs said the higher education regulator had kept in abeyance the National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribes under instructions from the Centre. The scheme ensured Rs 25,000 to Rs...
More »Girls as good as boys in maths: NCERT survey -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The notion that girls are not good with numbers and science is just a myth, if data from a nationwide survey of more than 2.7 lakh students is any indicator. The survey conducted on Class X student showed girls performed on an equal footing with boys in mathematics, science and social sciences. The study, however, upheld another common conception — that girls have better language skills....
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