-The Times of India AURANGABAD: The khadi and paithani department of the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) trust is planning to spread its wings in rural areas of the state by employing women to operate handlooms in Akola district and its neighbouring four villages. The objective behind this initiative is to promote and popularize khadi among youth. Through this mission, the department has come up with the idea of producing khadi jeans to...
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Street Vendors Bill will be passed in current session: Maken
-The Hindu Asks municipal bodies to halt vendor eviction drives Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the much-awaited Street Vendors (Livelihood Protection and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill will be passed in the current session of Parliament. He was speaking at the street vendors’ Parliament, organised by the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), at Jantar Mantar here to press for the enactment of...
More »Women staff allege sexual harassment at All India Radio
-The Indian Express Radio presenters employed with a Prasar Bharati-run channel have alleged sexual harassment at workplace. The All India Radio Broadcasting Professionals Association (AIRBPA) on Monday filed a complaint with the Delhi Commission for Women stating they were facing sexual harassment at AIR FM Gold radio station. The AIRBPA plans to file a similar complaint with the National Commission for Women (NCW). Further, they said the government body does not have...
More »A boon in the rural landscape: Data shows that the MGNREGA is doing more to create employment than many have argued recently -Neelakshi Mann, Varad Pande & Jairam Ramesh
-The Times of India Few government programmes are as debated in this country as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Introduced by the UPA government in 200 backward districts in 2006, and extended to the entire country by 2007-08, MGNREGA has become a fact of life in rural India; on an average around 25% of rural households seek employment under the scheme annually. In recent times, it has become...
More »India can learn from others, tax policies should boost women empowerment-Lubna Kably
-The Times of India The Companies Bill, 2012, passed by the Lok Sabha a few months ago, has recognised the importance of diversity in the board room. Certain class of companies will soon be required to have at least one woman director on board. The EU has long recognised the value that women directors bring to the table. But, policies need to be reworked even at the ground level. With the budget...
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