A study by UN University finds that women legislators in India raise economic performance in their constituencies by about 1.8 percentage points per year more than male legislators.
Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Maha bakwas. One can understand politicians being obsessed with SC/ST since they want their votes, but why should Indian media be obsessed with SC/ST? Everyone is struggling and working to make ends meet. There is no evidence that any one is having any special difficulty in earning a decent livelihood. Indian media must get out of the SCST fixation. Most of the articles are thinly disguised efforts to incite hate against the ordinary class Hindus.
Data analysis is one thing, but when Rahul lost to Smriti is not SC. Young honest and well educated don’t want to contest elections due to reservation politics plus money and criminals in the field. How Meira Kumar daughter of ex defense minister is SC or ST? Why she can’t fight on general category?
Reservation has outlived and requires some qualification criteria for candidates to contest, like no criminal back ground at all based on charge sheet in SC or proven cases against candidates. Some basic education criteria too needs to be established, as it is there for lowest government job. How ignorant elected MP can bring constructive ideas let alone better living for an IAS officer like DM?
MPs are required to work with official for better life of voters not to be road blocks. No elected MP should be allowed to interfere with administration of his/her constituency if officer is not corrupt or not doing job based on rules/laws.
This analysis seems to be a case of statistical hair splitting to make it seem plausible. Quite simply let us celebrate the increase in women’s representation in Parliament, without any reservations (pun intended).
Maha bakwas. One can understand politicians being obsessed with SC/ST since they want their votes, but why should Indian media be obsessed with SC/ST? Everyone is struggling and working to make ends meet. There is no evidence that any one is having any special difficulty in earning a decent livelihood. Indian media must get out of the SCST fixation. Most of the articles are thinly disguised efforts to incite hate against the ordinary class Hindus.
Data analysis is one thing, but when Rahul lost to Smriti is not SC. Young honest and well educated don’t want to contest elections due to reservation politics plus money and criminals in the field. How Meira Kumar daughter of ex defense minister is SC or ST? Why she can’t fight on general category?
Reservation has outlived and requires some qualification criteria for candidates to contest, like no criminal back ground at all based on charge sheet in SC or proven cases against candidates. Some basic education criteria too needs to be established, as it is there for lowest government job. How ignorant elected MP can bring constructive ideas let alone better living for an IAS officer like DM?
MPs are required to work with official for better life of voters not to be road blocks. No elected MP should be allowed to interfere with administration of his/her constituency if officer is not corrupt or not doing job based on rules/laws.
This analysis seems to be a case of statistical hair splitting to make it seem plausible. Quite simply let us celebrate the increase in women’s representation in Parliament, without any reservations (pun intended).