-The Hindu A precise caste census is difficult, but the data will be useful to drive social policy The idea of a national caste census might be abhorrent when the stated policy is to strive for a casteless society, but it will be useful to establish statistical justification for preserving caste-based affirmative action programmes. It may also be a legal imperative, considering that courts want ‘quantifiable data’ to support the existing levels...
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Modi’s net worth ₹3.07 crore, rises by ₹22 lakh, as per his latest declaration -Saubhadra Chatterji
-Hindustan Times PM Modi, like many ministers, doesn’t have any stock market exposure and his investments continue to be in the form of National Savings Certificate ( ₹8.9 lakh), life insurance policies ( ₹1.5 lakh) and L&T infrastructure bonds, which he bought in 2012 for ₹20,000 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s net worth is ₹3.07 crore as per his latest declaration, a rise of ₹22 lakh from last year’s ₹2.85 crore, according to...
More »Only Half of World's Workers Hold Jobs Corresponding to Their Education: ILO Report -Ditsa Bhattacharya
-Newsclick.in In high and upper-middle-income countries, around 20% of all employed are overeducated; the corresponding share for lower-middle-income countries is around 12.5%, while in low-income countries it is less than 10%. Only half of the workers worldwide hold jobs corresponding to their level of education, according to a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report pointed out that many people are working in jobs that do not match their...
More »Local initiatives are spreading the magic of public libraries across rural Karnataka -Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta
-The Hindu With children out of school, rural Karnataka is reviving free libraries and creating new ones — with book racks, furniture, posters, work tables and computers I love libraries. I love everything about them — the hush, the slowly spinning blades of the ceiling fan, the sunlight spilling in from tall windows, the magazines lying open on polished wooden tables, the readers slumped over books, taking notes, the rows and endless...
More »Some festive cheer on edible oils front as prices dip, mustard oil is the only exception -Samyak Pandey
-ThePrint.in As many as 4 import duty cuts were effected with respect to three edible oils between June and September, following a sharp rise in prices over the preceding months. New Delhi: The price of most edible oils has decreased by up to 7 per cent over the past two weeks on the back of a series of import duty cuts, bucking the usual festive-period trend of cost spurts. Approximately 60 per cent...
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