-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry has issued an order keeping in abeyance the controversial August, 2007 notification, which allows import of genetically modified (GM) processed food items into India without its prior permission, till March 31, 2014. Though the ministry has continuously been keeping the notification in abeyance since February 2008, this time it has opted for a shorter period - usually it used to be a...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 1092
Supreme Court mandates 3% Reservation for disabled in government jobs
-The Times of India Put 50% cap on all Reservations Affirmative action can work only in limited doses. It should not be used as a sledgehammer that rules out all other criteria of job selection. The 50% cap on Reservations mandated by the Supreme Court earlier should be the absolute upper limit for all categories of Reservations. Any relaxation of this upper limit would further dilute meritocracy in public services, impede good...
More »UPA ready for Aadhaar battle on two flanks -Nitin Sethi
-The Hindu The Union Cabinet approved the bill it had earlier sent to Parliament with just a few amendments On Aadhaar, the UPA has decided to take on the Supreme Court as well as the Opposition. The government on Tuesday defended Aadhaar before the Supreme Court asking for relief from the interim orders. It has decided to argue that the judiciary has encroached upon its executive decision-making space with the order. In...
More »Reserve 3% government jobs for disabled: Supreme Court to Centre, states
-PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and all state governments to provide three per cent job Reservation to disabled persons in all their departments, companies and institutions. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam also clarified that the principle of not exceeding more than 50 per cent Reservation would not be applicable while granting quota for disabled persons. The apex court directed the authorities to compile the...
More »Middle class poised to play greater role in 2014 elections: Zoya Hassan
-The Hindustan Times In recent years, there has been a constant stream of international attention given to the Indian middle class. Thanks to the expansion of this class, India's image has dramatically changed since the 1990s. Instead of the narrative about grinding poverty, India is now seen as the heart of new capitalism that is associated with high rates of growth as well as the consumerist elite and middle classes. The...
More »
