A recent report by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) enlightens one about the state of farmers' income and indebtedness in 2015-16. Entitled NABARD All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17 – in short NAFIS 2016-17 – the report says that between 2012-13 and 2015-16 the average monthly income for agricultural households grew by around 39 percent. One may recall that the Key Indicators of Situation Assessment Survey...
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Roughly one-third of offenders who committed online harassment were unknown to their victims, shows recent LIRNEAsia report
Good news about digital inclusion often leaves little room for Reporting on bad experiences, which netizens encounter in the digital world. A recent report by LIRNEAsia – an ICT [information and communication technology] policy and regulation think tank working in the Asia-Pacific – says that almost one among five Indian netizens in the age-group 15-65 years had faced online harassment in 2017. In contrast, roughly twelve out of hundred internet...
More »Undoing a legacy of injustice -Gautam Bhatia
-The Hindu The Delhi High Court order striking down the Begging Act heeds the Constitution’s transformative nature In 1871, the colonial regime passed the notorious Criminal Tribes Act. This law was based upon the racist British belief that in India there were entire groups and communities that were criminal by birth, nature, and occupation. The Act unleashed a reign of terror, with its systems of surveillance, police Reporting, the separation of families,...
More »Banks take about Rs. 70,000-cr. hit due to frauds in last 3 years
-PTI ‘Impact in 2017-18 at ?36,694 cr. more than twice seen in previous 2 years, each’ Indian banks reported a total loss of about ?70,000 crore due to frauds during the last three fiscals up to March 2018, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The extent of loss in fraud cases reported by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) for 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 was ?16,409 crore, ?16,652 crore and ?36,694 crore, respectively, Minister...
More »'Don't share your Aadhaar number', says UIDAI after telecom authority chief's public challenge
-Scroll.in The Aadhaar authority said that sharing the unique ID is not in accordance with the law. The Unique Identification Authority of India on Tuesday issued a statement warning people against sharing their Aadhaar number on social media platforms or elsewhere, and posing challenges to others. The Aadhaar authority said that such activities are in contravention of the law. The warning follows Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairperson Ram Sewak Sharma’s act...
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