-TheBetterIndia.net They toil day and night for a meager income. They struggle every day to bring to us an ancient tradition in the best of its form. They work with utter brilliance; their Skills have been passed on for generations. However, the bearers of this tradition are among the least rewarded craftsmen (or rather, craftswomen) in the country. Meet the weavers of Mizoram - and lend them a helping hand! As...
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More youth in India than rest of the world: UN report -Rukmini S
-The Hindu "Employers, education providers, and youth live in parallel universes" India has a larger proportion of youth population than the rest of the world, according to the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) State of the World's Population Report, released on Tuesday said. "Today's record 1.8 billion young people present an enormous opportunity to transform the future," UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim, said in a statement. "Young people are the innovators, creators,...
More »No protection for migrants in new labour laws
In the midst of national debates over the need for labour laws reforms and the efficacy of MG-NREGA in checking distress migration, a new report brings spotlight on the miserable living and working conditions of unorganized migrant workers from Rajasthan. Titled Their Own Country: A Profile of Labor Migration from Rajasthan, the report prepared jointly by Aajeevika Bureau and UNESCO informs us that 70% of seasonal migrant workers from Rajasthan...
More »Sunderbans island shrinks by half -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu In 40 years, island Ghoramara hit by the rising sea (Bay of Bengal) level Kolkata: In the year 1975, Ghoramara Island in the Sunderbans archipelago in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district covered an area of 8.51 sq km. Today it is less than 4.43 sq km. The fact that in 40 years the island has lost half of its landmass to the rising sea (Bay of Bengal) level is "an...
More »Utopia as skill set -Santosh Mehrotra
-The Hindu Is India ready to cash in on its demographic dividend? A demographic dividend is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a nation and can either make or mar its citizens' present and future. When the share of the working-age population is on a rising curve while the share of dependents (those under the age of 15 and over 60) is falling, it enables workers to save (hence savings share in GDP rises)...
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