-The Hindu Mobs attack the houses of MLAs, Ministers; BJP, AGP offices vandalised. Guwahati: Violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley on Thursday with an indefinite curfew imposed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur. Two persons were killed in firing by security forces in Guwahati. Incidents of police firing were reported from several areas of the State capital, including Hatigaon, Lachitnagar, Bashishta, and Lalungaon....
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Data: How disabilities make life difficult for the affected -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu A large share of disabled persons not only lose their jobs but have to spend more towards their livelihood A large number of disabled Indians are not literate and also not a part of the labour force. A high proportion of them lost their jobs after the onset of disability, even as their expenses increased. The conclusions are based on the 76th National Sample Survey 2018. Low literacy levels An overwhelming share...
More »Data: How lack of health insurance is affecting the poorest in India -Vignesh Radhakrishnan & Sumant Sen
-The Hindu Owing to low health insurance coverage in India, especially for the poor, households have to dip into their savings or borrow to meet hospital bills A majority of Indians did not have health insurance as of 2017-18. Coverage levels varied widely based on ‘wealth classes’. The poorest were the least covered as they mostly depended on government schemes, while the richest fared better and relied more on private insurance Abysmal coverage Among...
More »Real rural wages plunge 3.8 per cent in September -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express The daily wage rate in rural India for male workers across 25 occupations (12 agricultural and 13 non-agricultural) averaged Rs 331.29 during September, as per field Data compiled by the Labour Bureau. Real rural wages growth has fallen to an all-time-low of minus 3.8% in September, further confirming the deep structural slowdown in ‘Bharat’ that is also evidenced in sluggish fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and two-wheeler sales. The daily wage...
More »Govt agencies get wide powers to call for personal Data in privacy Bill -Karishma Mehrotra
-The Indian Express In another significant departure from the draft Bill, the Bill allows personal Data to be stored and processed abroad, without requiring a mirror of the Data in India. The Personal Data Protection Bill listed to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday has allowed transfer of certain types of personal Data overseas, but has given broad powers to government agencies to collect personal and sensitive Data of citizens. An earlier...
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