-PTI The surge comes as a surprise given India’s continuing clampdown on suspected black money stashed abroad. Zurich/ New Delhi: Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Swiss Francs (CHF) 1.01 billion (?7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there. In comparison, the total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3% to CHF1.46 trillion...
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The skew in education -Shivani Nag
-The Indian Express Poor quality government schools make higher education out of reach for non-elite . That’s the real problem, not public-funded universities. In his article, ‘Let the elite pay’ (IE, June 23), Surjit Bhalla argues for the continuation of the highly discriminatory school and higher education systems that already provide education to most on the basis of ability to pay. He acknowledges that “children of the poorest of the poor”do not...
More »80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking -Ishan Kukreti
-Down to Earth Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder Groundwater in Malwa region of Punjab is unfit for drinking and irrigation, according to a study published recently in the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, the official journal of the Saudi Society for Geosciences. The study also warns that children in the region are highly vulnerable to methemoglobinemia, a blood...
More »How India's Women Work: 80% Employed in Rural Areas, More Than Half Suffer Illiteracy -Rounak Kumar Gunjan
-News18.com Most of these women are agricultural labourers who work on someone else’s land in return for wages. New Delhi: Women living in urban parts of the country are involved in household chores more than their counterparts in rural areas. According to Census 2011 data and the latest round of National SAMple Survey (NSS), rural women make up 81.29% of the female workforce in India. The statistic includes both marginal and main workers....
More »Sexual exploitation of minors at Bihar shelter: District officer among 10 arrested
-The Indian Express Muzaffarpur SSP Harpreet Kaur confirmed that DCPO Ravi Raushan was arrested from his private residence on Sunday evening after some of the victims identified him as one of the accused on the basis of his photograph. Patna: Muzaffarpur district child protection officer (DCPO) has been arrested in connection with sexual exploitation of minors living in a shelter home run by NGO Seva Sankalp Evam Vikas SAMiti. All 44 girls...
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