The crisis in Coop Banks
Earlier, this week, the Reserve Bank of India( RBI ) , ordered that the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative ( PMC) Bank must stop doing business for the next six months.…
Vasudha Rao
Article 15
"We became Harijan (Mahatma Gandhi used to address Dalits as people of God, Harijan) or bahujan (many people) but we never became the people, "says the activist. And so the Dalits remain…
Sexual Harassment V / s Judiciary
A woman staff member has accused the CJI( Chief Justice of India ) ) , Ranjan Gogoi, of sexual harassment through a sworn affidavit handed over to 22 judges of…
Shelter Homes or Hell Holes ?
Jabbar Patel's " Subah " in Hindi & " Umbartha " in Marathi was a film, which won many awards. In that movie, Smita Patil plays the role of the in charge of a shelter…
Permanent Fire Cracker Ban
The Supreme Court has banned sale of fire crackers in Delhi NCR. The news item then narrates that many will lose jobs as they are employed by the fire cracker industry. 85 % of…
Perils Of Overpopulation
The Guardian,UK. had a suggestion for the battle against climate change"Want to fight climate change.Have fewer children ." This was known already & yet, since this has been extensively researched…
Rising Divorces In India
When a marriage is no longer sacrosanct, can assisting in getting a divorce be called profane?
The Two Child Norm Conundrum
There was a small news item in the Times of India dated 3rd July, 2016.It related to Bhopal .It read , " 3 peons breach MPs-2 child norm ,sacked." It stated that…
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