-Press Release by Oxfam India dated 9 October 2018 &NBSp; Nigeria, Singapore, India and Argentina are among a group of governments that are fueling inequality, according to a newly released edition of the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index developed by Oxfam and Development Finance International. The Index ranks 157 countries on their policies on social spending, tax, and labor rights - three areas the organizations say are critical to reducing inequality. It...
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The 'padwomen' of Telangana -Nikhila Henry
-The Hindu Sanitary napkins made by adivasi women of the State are in great demand. Hyderabad: In Telangana’s tribal belt, since February this year, adivasi women have been running four small units that produce sanitary napkins for free distribution to students in the tribal welfare hostels and ashram schools. Now, the region is set to get four more sanitary napkin production units, thanks to the demand for pads among young women in...
More »No, we can't compare Global Hunger Index rankings between two reports
&NBSp; Like last year, this year too journalists and media persons have compared India's Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranking vis-à-vis its position in previous years. Even the social media is buzzing with commentaries on the fallen GHI ranking of the country. The question remains whether such a comparison is possible. The newly released report entitled 2018 Global Hunger Index: Forced Migration and Hunger clearly says that the GHI scores are comparable within...
More »Stubble Burning: Farmers blame high cost for limited use of key equipment -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Haryana confident of handling the fires; to add over 1,230 new custom hiring centres soon New Delhi: Farmers in large parts of Punjab and Haryana haven’t completely abandoned stubble burning, though there has been considerable decline in number of burning sites this year, as compared to 2017. A big reason farmers in Punjab are being forced to burn the paddy stubble to clear their fields is an acute shortage of ‘Happy...
More »Women's march for peace, equality and communal harmony culminates at Delhi's Parliament Street
-Press release by Baatein Aman Ki dated 13th October, 2018 Baatein Aman Ki is a pan India campaign led by women to spread the message of peace, harmony, tolerance and love, and to safeguard Constitutional values. Five yatras with 125 women have travelled across 22 states of India from September 22nd, holding public meetings with diverse sections of society. Over 600 programmes have been organised in 200 cities, towns and villages....
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