India has 18 million modern slaves—at least five times more than any other country in the world
India is home to the largest number of enslaved people in the world. A little over 18 million people—equal to the entire population of Chile—are […]
Month: June 2016
UP tops with highest number women workforce
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of rural and urbanwomen workforce at 13.6 million and 2.4 million respectively. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of […]
India climbs three spots to 41 on IMD’s competitiveness rankings
New Delhi: India climbed three spots and China dropped an equal number of places in the 2016 rankings released on Monday by the International Institute […]
Repositioning brand India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi got off to a riveting start after launching a string of programmes and national missions to revitalise the Indian economy, accelerate […]
Govt plans to permanently shut units flouting environment regulations
Nagpur: A policy to permanently shut polluting industries which are repeat offenders is in the offing at the state government. Maharashtra’s minister of state for […]
UN rights experts urge India to repeal law restricting NGO’s
UN rights experts urge India to repeal law restricting NGO’s access to crucial foreign funding. GENEVA (16 June 2016) – Three United Nations human rights […]
Govt working towards two gender justice laws
New Delhi: The last two weeks have seen the women and child development (WCD) ministry propose two key laws aimed at redefining gender justice—the draft […]
Pakistan and India have identical poverty levels now
For the first time in the eventful post-1947 history of the Indo-Pak subcontinent, the poverty levels in both Pakistan and India are now resting at […]
India, Pakistan Join Hands To Ensure Global Peace
Despite fighting against each other in South Asia, India and Pakistan have joined hands at international level to maintain peace in different parts of the […]
Odisha becomes first state to include transgenders in BPL category
Odisha has become the first state in India to include the transgender community in the category of below poverty line (BPL) beneficiaries. The decision is […]