Thursday, 18 August, 2022
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Topic: OBC quota

Modi govt announces 27% reservation for OBCs, 10% quota for EWS in medical, dental courses

PTI -
Hailing the 'landmark decision' taken by his govt, PM Modi tweeted that the move will immensely help thousands of youth every year get better opportunities.

Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution to seek 2011 census data from Centre over OBC quota

PTI -
With Supreme Court quashing the Maratha quota, the state wants census data 'to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare empirical data of the OBC population.'

IIT-Madras professor resigns alleging ‘multiple instances’ of caste-based discrimination

Soniya Agrawal -
Assistant professor Vipin Veetil's resignation comes only two days after NCSC pulled up IIT-Madras for not hiring enough candidates to fill SC/ST/OBC vacancies for teaching positions.

DL Sheth, the theorist of desi modernity, and friend of India’s andolanjeevis

Yogendra Yadav -
Many sociologists who saw nothing but caste in Indian villages turned around during the Mandal debate. But Dhirubhai was firm in his defence of caste-based reservations.

50% SC, ST, OBC posts lying vacant in 10 ministries, home & railways top the list: Report

Shanker Arnimesh -
Home ministry has more SC & OBC posts lying vacant than those reserved for ST, says a report by Standing Committee on Personnel & Law submitted in Parliament this week.

Education levels of SC, ST, OBC rising. A new study looks at caste gap in jobs, income too

Vidya Mahambare -
Data from NSSO 2004-05 and Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18 show that the education level of those belonging to OBC is now similar to General Category young men in urban India.

IITs are govt-funded, must implement quota policy while hiring staff, says OBC panel head

Sanya Dhingra -
National Commission for Backward Classes chairperson Bhagwan Lal Sahni hits out at govt panel recommendation to exempt all 23 IITs from implementing quota policy.

Only 9 OBC professors teaching in central universities across India against 313 quota posts

Sanya Dhingra -
According to UGC data, JNU, DU, BHU & Allahabad University, among others, did not have a single professor under OBC quota as of 1 January 2020.

Govt panel sends notice to ONGC over inquiry on OBC employees ‘exploitation, quota violation’

Soniya Agrawal -
ONGC receives notice after skipping meeting with National Commission for Backward Classes, which has data showing company did not fill its OBC employee quota for about 13 years.

Both upper caste and quota creamy layer cite merit. But their goals are different

Arvind Kumar -
A ‘review’ of India’s reservation system can be undertaken. But the solution involves looking into the theories propounded by John Rawls, Ambedkar, and Gandhi.
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Representative image | Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (L) with Chinese premier Xi Jinping (R) | MFA China

Nepal to Bangladesh, nations mounting small acts of big rebellion against China, US

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Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives reiterated their commitment to the One-China Policy—but on their own terms.
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US military is protecting constitution on Trump case. Lessons for India here

TV news spent 15 August with jawans on LOC. And then ignored ITBP soldiers’ tragic deaths

Economy

Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

IAF Su-30 MKI aircraft | Twitter | @DefencePRO_Guj

Russian defence industry team to visit India soon for talks on upgrading IAF’s Sukhoi fleet

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Upgrades would include more better radar & integration of electronic warfare abilities. Russia also hopeful of inking deal with India to supply 12 more Su-30 MKIs and 21 MiG-29s.

National Interest

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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