-The United Nations A United Nations report released today projects that by the end of the year, 40 per cent of the world's population - 2.7 billion people - will be online, as mobile broadband has become the fastest growing segment of the global information and communication technology (ICT) market. The annual report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) also estimates that by the end of 2013, there will be some 6.8...
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Take child’s play seriously
-The Hindu After a long and painful period of neglect, India promises to devote attention to the issue of preparing all children for primary schooling. The draft National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) policy aims to end the "current laissez faire situation" that has led to the mushrooming of expensive crèches, play schools, nursery schools and so on that adhere to no particular standard. On the other hand, there is...
More »Efficacy of government health cover scheme Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana under scanner -Vikas Dhoot
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government is having a rethink about the efficacy of its flagship health insurance scheme, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), which has earned a lot of critical acclaim from the likes of the World Bank, Harvard University and global think tanks. The scheme offers healthcare benefits worth Rs 30,000 per year to a poor household that can be accessed at empanelled private and public hospitals across...
More »Vrindavan widows back in City of Joy -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Heads turned at Terminal 3 in Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as a group of 50-odd elderly women entered the lobby to board a flight to Kolkata. Heads turned at Terminal 3 in Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as a group of 50-odd elderly women entered the lobby to board a flight to Kolkata. Even as personnel and passengers wondered who these women - most of them dressed in crisp white...
More »Conditions of SC/ST Households: A Story of Unequal Improvement-RB Bhagat
-Economic and Political Weekly The economic and living conditions of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households have experienced changes during the phase of accelerated economic growth in the last decade based on 2001 and 2011 Census data. There has been considerable progress in the well-being of SCs and STs during the last decade, but the gap between SCs and STs and of both these groups and the rest of the population...
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