-The Hindu As the job market is tight for those with PhDs in science, it is important that they develop other skill sets The number of PhD graduates has proliferated over the decades — while there were only a dozen Doctorates till 1920 in India (the first was awarded in 1904), there were 24,000 in all disciplines from about 900 institutions in 2017. While the number may not be surprising, what is...
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Assembly elections 2016: One in three MLAs have criminal record -Avienaash
-The Hindu An analysis of 812 MLAs across the five states where elections were recently conducted. A third of all the MLAs elected through the recent elections have criminal charges filed against them, says an analysis done by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The firm collected and analysed data for all the 812 MLAs elected in the recently-concluded polls in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. State-wise...
More »Our bodies, our selves -Nilanjana S Roy
-The Hindu Until we embrace the idea of consent in all relationships, including marriage, there can be no gender equality. Its absence makes discussions on sexual abuse meaningless The man who was my abuser was a fine host, a good husband, a caring father, a respected elder whose generosity and kindness were as genuine as the fact of the abuse. These qualities were important, because they helped him conceal the abuse he...
More »Differences can be resolved through dialogue: Anna to govt
-PTI Amid a war of words between government and civil society members over Lok Pal Bill, both sides will meet here tomorrow for its drafting even as Anna Hazare today reminded the ministers that differences could be resolved through dialogue and not through confrontation. As the government and Congress continued its attack on the civil society members, Hazare said he cannot force anyone not to level allegations like he was a...
More »Lokpal Bill: Anna lowers pitch, all for dialogue with govt
-The Indian Express Amid a war of words between government and civil society members over the Lokpal Bill, both sides will meet here tomorrow to draft it even as Anna Hazare today reminded ministers that differences could be resolved through dialogue and not through confrontation. As the government and Congress continued its attack on civil society members, Hazare said he could not force anyone not to level allegations like he was...
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