-IANS In a survey of 1,892 women from various Indian cities, over 60% of the respondents said that it is a combination of patriarchy, men and the submissiveness of women, that had led to their fate and "lack of voice" in the country. The results of the survey, 'Is it an unequal world?', conducted by two active online communities -- WE (Women Endangered) and I Am Who I Am, were released a...
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Unique initiative for mentally-ill patients -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu West Bengal: A unique initiative involving the West Bengal Health Department and a non-government organisation here on Monday has brought hope to mentally ill patients of Kolkata's Pavlov Hospital. Ostracized by society and abandoned by their family members, patients of the biggest mental health facility in West Bengal can now dream of financial independence and a life beyond the confines of the hospital. A memorandum of understanding for Dhobhi Ghar,...
More »Unsafe after sunset -Milan Vaishnav & Neelanjan Sircar
-The Hindu Perceptions of public safety in India are not driven by urbanisation per se; rather, these are likely driven by the infrastructure and amenities associated with the largest cities in India One of the most important functions of a modern state is to provide for basic law and order. Indeed, this idea emerges from some of the early foundational tracts on state authority, especially the work of sociologist Max Weber, who...
More »More patent-opposition on Gilead’s hepatitis C drug, sofosbuvir -PT Jyothi Datta
-The Hindu Business Line Mumbai: A fresh bout of opposition has been filed against Gilead's patent application on hepatitis c drug sofosbuvir. This comes close on the heels of a spate of developments involving the drug, last month. Non-government organisation Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust, represented by the Lawyers Collective has filed a pre-grant opposition on the drug in the Delhi patent office. (A pre-grant opposition allows interested parties to oppose a patent application...
More »Toilets for all by March: Bengal's Nadia district does its own 'Swachh Bharat' without extra funds
-PTI Kolkata: West Bengal's Nadia district is poised to complete building toilets for all its residents by next March, under a programme which has been shortlisted for the United Nations global award for public service. Nadia district magistrate P B Salim told PTI that 95 percent of the people had already stopped defecating in the open and by this March they would achieve a 100 percent open defecation-free status. His scheme "Sobar...
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