-Newsclick.in The arguments put forward by the two government advocates to disparage the NSSO’s thwarted report only serve to create a smokescreen so that any meaningful debate on unemployment becomes impossible. In 1965, P. C. Mahalanobis, who founded India’s modern statistical system, wrote a famous article titled “Statistics as a Key Technology” in the journal The American Statistician. One argument in the paper was as follows. Prior to the emergence of science...
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In poll season, government stops cut in SC/ST, OBC faculty -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union CABinet on Thursday approved an ordinance to restore the system of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs for teaching positions in higher education institutions, with the university or college being considered as one unit instead of treating the department as one. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 will restore the 200-point roster system for faculty recruitment under which quotas for...
More »Before Govt blocked jobs report, stats panel search body tweaked in its favour -Aanchal Magazine & Anil Sasi
-The Indian Express Earlier, the composition of the search committee, according to the MoSPI Resolution dated June 1, 2005, was: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission as Chairperson along with an RBI Deputy Governor and “two eminent persons. New Delhi: Months before withholding the release of the Employment-Unemployment Survey for 2017-18, the government had tweaked the composition of a key panel set up to recommend candidates for the post of Chairman and members...
More »India's Agriculture Export Policy: Incidence of non-tariff measures increasing, little understanding of existing restrictions -Seema Bathla & Abhishek Jha
-Financial Express For this, there is a need to have scientific research and adequate data to establish a case. The CABinet approved the first Agriculture Export Policy in December 2018, with the aim to double farmers’ incomes and increase agricultural exports to $60 billion by 2022. The policy also focuses on a stable trade regime, diversify exports by products and destinations, and promote perishables and high value-added products. In fact, a sum...
More »CABinet clears voluntary use of Aadhaar as identity proof
-The Hindu The Union CABinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to allow voluntary submission of Aadhaar as identity proof for use by private entities such as banks, telcos and fintech firms. The Ordinance also gives a child an option to exit from the Aadhaar on attaining 18 years of age. “The amendments proposed are the same as those contained in the Bill passed by...
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