-HardNewsMedia.com The plight of domestic workers goes unnoticed even today Delhi: Ever thought why corporates or media houses made you work for peanuts? If you did, I am sure you must have wondered when a hike in your salary would match your skills and experience. What perhaps goes unnoticed is the plight of the domestic worker. What will your domestic worker do in her case? In most cases they do not have...
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Cash transfers: Lost in transactions -Aarushi Kalra
-The Tribune The Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi, conducted a survey to gauge the impact of the switch to cash transfers on the consumption patterns of the poor in Chandigarh. The preference for kind vis-a-vis cash transfers was recorded. Importantly, public opinion found no place in the decision- making process. Feroza Begum had to make a choice between food security and her children's education. Allow me to rephrase it: Feroza Begum had...
More »Last-mile connectivity a bane for Jan Dhan scheme -Nitin Sethi & Ishan Bakshi
-Business Standard Only 47 per cent of the people with PMJDY accounts have received their RuPay debit cards, while these have been issued to 85 per cent of the beneficiaries Last-mile connectivity pangs have hobbled the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) in several ways, according to a study by MicroSave for the finance ministry. The scheme has helped improve financial inclusion. But insufficient income for banking correspondents (BCs) and a deficiency in...
More »Rooftop solar has a bright future -Amit Kumar
-The Hindu Business Line India’s ambitious targets can be met without compromising the financials of discoms, as is feared India’s goal of having 100 GW of solar power by 2022 has already generated a lot of interest, and scepticism. But it’s even more far-reaching part pertains to the fact that 40 GW out of this is going to be based on distributed energy generation, namely solar rooftop systems. These solar rooftop systems could...
More »The run of the earthmovers, demolishing NREGA equations -Suvojit Bagchi
-The Hindu Both machine owners and landless farmers stand to ‘gain in this economic model’ North Purulia (West Bengal): Raghav Koibarta, 40, of Para block is a relaxed but confused fisherman. Relaxed, as he does not go for work and confused as he is not sure if it is a good idea to bunk work and drink country liquor to while away the time. “But what is the point of going to work...
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