-The Hindu The e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, have the potential to Turn a growing problem into a development opportunity. With almost a year to go before the rules take effect, there is enough time to create the necessary infrastrucTure for collection, dismantling, and recycling of electronic waste. The focus must be on sincere and efficient implementation. Only decisive action can...
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Equality panel to cover pvt sector? by Zia Haq
The proposed Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), a flagship anti-discrimination panel promised by the Congress in its manifesto, is back on track after being stuck in an inter-ministerial Turf war. A draft Equal Opportunities Commission Bill, prepared by the minority affairs ministry and cleared by the law ministry, gives the EOC mandate to address discrimination, not just against minorities but other disadvantaged groups, if required. Moreover, the private sector will come under...
More »Manual scavenger Turns to fulfil her Ph.D dream
-PTI Twenty-two-year-old Dolly now dreams of doing her Ph.D and leaving behind bitter memories of her childhood when she was forced to sit on a separate bench after her teachers found that she was a manual scavenger. Along with 200 women who used to work as manual scavenger, performing the symbolic religious ablution in the holy Ganga, Dolly entered the Kashi Vishwanath temple here as part of Sulabh International's endeavour to...
More »Now, an endangered press by Sevanti Ninan
The murder of Mid-Day's J. Dey is only the tip of the iceberg. If violence against journalists continues unchecked, can a beleaguered press continue to report the way it should? If they are becoming fair game for everybody, it makes you wonder if the media as a sector really has clout. The lawlessness that is currently manifest in public life is Turning out to have another dimension to it. The power...
More »Retail inflation up for both farm and rural labourers
-The Business Standard Retail price inflation for agriculTural and rural labourers rose to 9.63 per cent in May, from 9.11 per cent the previous month, mainly because of a rise in the prices of food, fuel and clothing. Wholesale price inflation for May rose to 9.06 per cent from 8.66 per cent a month earlier and was one of the factors for the Reserve Bank of India to raise the repo...
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