India’s Supreme Court is making landmark judgements in social change
By Jayna Kothari In the last few years, public interest litigation at India’s Supreme Court has brought significant wins for human rights—but success is best assured […]
Month: November 2018
Andhra Pradesh leads in talent quality, says India Skills Report 2019
New Delhi: As per the India Skills Report 2019, a joint initiative of Wheebox, a Global Talent Assessment Company, PeopleStrong, a leading HR Tech Company and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), […]
Development goals, firmly peaceful border for India, China focus of bilateral talks
By Sutirtho Patranobis National security advisor (NSA) AK Doval and Chinese state councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi agreed on the importance of approaching the boundary […]
Eliminate bias at the recruitment stage
By Lalita Panicker With more women dropping out of the workforce, it becomes vital for Indian workplaces to rebalance their structures and eliminate biases from the […]
Perseverance mantra in Rise of the Girls
Like Sundargarh boys, the girls have shown keen interest in hockey Sundargarh. The land here is different. Those born on its soil are infused with […]
Under Modi, India Has Witnessed an Unprecedented Chomping of the Earth
By Ashish Kothari When a government justifies environmental ‘sacrifice’ for ‘development’ purposes, it is not answering: whose development, at whose cost? On October 28, in his […]
India needs to wake up to real threat of climate change
By MANOJ KUMAR MISHRA States tend to feel secure by defending their territories. On the other hand, environmental concerns know no boundary and need no less […]
Marching to Parliament is no solution to farmers’ woes
By Markandey Katju New Delhi: It has been reported that a march by farmers coming from all over India is being planned by the All […]
India passing through rising intolerance, human rights violated, says Pranab Mukherjee
Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed concern over the rising intolerance and violation of human rights. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the […]
India’s Wildlife Crime Control Bureau wins UN Environment award
By SANGEETA NAIR The United Nations Environment has awarded India’s Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) with the Asia Environment Enforcement Award, 2018 for the excellent work […]