-DNA The Central government may be clueless about employment in the country since 2016 as the Ministry of Labour and Employment has stopped carrying out its surveys. The Labour Bureau under the ministry has not conducted any survey to find out the actual data of employment in the country since 2016. In a reply to a question in the parliament whether the Labour Bureau has conducted any surveys to find out the...
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Kitchen Gardens That Bring Nutrition, Livelihood Support and Protect Seeds -Bharat Dogra and Baba Mayaram
-TheWire.in Examples from Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places make a strong case for kitchen gardens in more parts of the country. Pali Biruli lives in Gondamara, a tribal village in Saraikela district of Jharkhand. When we stepped into the courtyard of her home to have a glass of water, the beauty of the surrounding greenery surprised us. Within a small place. she and her family members had managed to grow papaya, mango,...
More »Before and after Javed Abidi -Vaishnavi Jayakumar
-The Indian Express India’s disability movement will not be the same again. I wonder if 50 years down the line, India’s disability movement’s timeline will be viewed as before and after Javed Abidi. The unexpected passing away of this colossus a few days back has shaken all — from activists who were his contemporaries to reporters wondering aloud on Twitter about whom to ask for quotes in future coverage of disability. So where...
More »Why bidi rollers are the most eligible brides in Solapur -Radheshyam Jadhav
-The Times of India Nineteen-year-old Radha Dhanewale is one of the most eligible brides in Maharashtra’s Solapur. Families of prospective grooms arrive at the family’s tiny house every day. It’s not her education, horoscope or income that puts her at the top of the list — it’s a ‘bidi card’ she holds. “I have rolled bidis with my mother since my school days. A few years ago, I got a bidi card from...
More »Judge crisis looms if govt sits on files -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court's Working strength would by year end fall to a low of 18 judges against the sanctioned strength of 31 if the government, locked in a standoff with the judiciary, continues resisting fresh appointments. Those due to retire this year include Chief Justice Dipak Misra (October 2) and Justices J. Chelameswar (June 22), Madan B. Lokur (December 30), Kurian Joseph (November 29), R.K. Agrawal (May 4)...
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