Middleclass vulnerable to relapse into poverty; their emergence raises environmental and health concerns
The report from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB, released on August 19, stresses that a great number of Asia’s new middleclass individuals still live on incomes just above poverty levels, leaving them vulnerable to a relapse into poverty. At the same time,
Sonia breaks silence on Kashmir; stresses need to address ‘anger’ of Kashmiris through dialogue
Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party in New Delhi, today, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said that there was a need to reach out to the people of Kashmir and that was possible only by addressing the anger and pain through talks
We are but resigned to corruption
Corruption, that very dreaded word, is firmly back in the spotlight on the Indian firmament. This time, credit goes to the Commonwealth Games-centric wheeling-dealing encompassing crores of rupees and a stupendous dose of the ludicrous. As inexplicable money trails stand exposed, the deal,
CSR a buzzword; socially responsible brands popular among Delhiites
Almost all brand-conscious consumers in Delhi are also getting ‘social responsibility’ conscious. While the younger generation prefers to possess products that are environment-friendly, the older ones favour brands that somehow give back to the society. These are the findings of a weeklong ‘talk
CSR and business ethics are now part of IIM courseware
Students studying masters in business administration at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, will not just learn about cliched capitalism and corporate profitability but will also get to understand concepts including common good, social responsibility and ethical equity, as the institute will add such
Mere setting up of state human rights commission would not serve any purpose: Justice Balakrishnan
Addressing a meeting of representatives of state human rights commissions in New Delhi, on August 17, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Justice KG Balakrishnan said that a mere setting up of state human rights commission would not serve any purpose, if they
NGO: Ninety per cent senior citizens have no social security
‘About 66 per cent of the senior citizens in the country cannot afford to eat two square meals a day and 90 per cent of them have no social or health security,’ said NGO HelpAge International while observing August 16 as Senior Citizens
Amnesty International to expand network in India
Amnesty International, a global human rights body, is keen to have a ‘more vibrant’ presence in India and other developing countries in its efforts to make it truly international, said its new Secretary General Salil Shetty. Shetty, who came to Amnesty after seven
PM’s I-day gift: ‘No tax’ for you if anybody in system is found guilty of corruption
Perhaps, never in the history of the world has there been any head of state who could be as confident of his governance as India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is. Singh has committed not to charge any tax if anybody in the government
CWG debris causes dengue in capital: NGOs
Slamming the Commonwealth Games, activists in Delhi are asking that the mega-event be called off. The activists accused the CWG officials of violating and denying basic human rights to the poor and the backward in the garb of development. ‘We can still call