-Scroll.in Entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Caste category own 6.8% of these enterprises, while those in the Scheduled Tribe category own just 2.1% of them. People belonging to the general category own 61.8% of all the micro, small and medium enterprises in India, The Hindu reported on Wednesday, citing government data. The Mandal Commission, which looked into the question of Other Backward Class reservation, has defined general category as groups that are “socially and...
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Take Action Over Book Listing "Merits" Of Dowry: Women's Panel To Centre
-PTI/ NDTV.com The 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses' by TK Indrani, according to its cover, is written according to the Indian Nursing Council syllabus. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday asked Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take remedial action over a book for nursing students listing the "merits and advantages" of the dowry system. The 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses' by TK Indrani, according to its cover, is written...
More »COVID orphaned 10,600, says NCPCR -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Child Rights Commission tells SC that 1.47 lakh children lost a parent during the pandemic The Supreme Court is worried for children, some as young as six year old, whose parents suddenly died of COVID-19, leaving behind unpaid debts, mortgages, loans and insurance premiums. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has so far identified 1,47,773 children who have lost one parent and another 10,600 who have become orphans...
More »UGC Draft Framework Would be Disastrous for Research, say Academics -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in Academics say the new draft framework of UGC does away with the necessity of master’s in arts and sciences and dilutes the undergraduate programme. After much speculations, University Grants Commission (UGC), the regulatory authority for central universities in the country, released its draft curriculum framework for four-year undergraduate programmes and the stakeholders can submit their comments till April 4, 2022. The final framework will be put in place to be taught...
More »Decision To Charge Fee For 50% Private Medical Seats Same As Govt Colleges To Benefit Poor: PMO -Mridusmita Deka
-NDTV.com The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement said. New Delhi: The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement...
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