‘We are lucky to have supportive families to have broken the glass ceiling, but the reality out there points out that we have a long way to go. I would say rural India is kinder to the girl child than the economically empowered urban India. Going by the statistics, in rural India the female:male ratio…
Industry leaders participating at the India Economic Sunmmit agreed that sustainable development cannot happen without adequate management of natural resources. At a three-day summit, organized by the World Economic Forum in New Delhi, that ends today, Malini Mehra, founder and chief executive of the Centre for Social Markets, sounded a note of caution saying, ‘There’s…
‘The theme of the Seoul summit is “Shared Growth beyond the Crisisâ€. Given the vast development challenges we face, it is in India’s interest to have an open, stable and rule-based international economic environment, whether in the field of trade, investment flows, technology transfers or open markets,’ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in an early…
If women had adequate representation in forestry institutions, would it make a difference to them, their communities and forests as a national resource? Bina Agarwal, director and professor of economics, Institute of Economic Growth, answers this question in her recently released book Gender and Green Governance. According to Agarwal, forests constitute not just community and…
The international covenant Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) was signed by India at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) office in Vienna. India’s ambassador to Austria Dinkar Khullar completed the formalities. CSC provides a framework for channelling liability and providing speedy compensation in the event of a nuclear accident. The IAEA is…
Releasing the compendium titled ‘Studies on Pollution Mitigation’, Former ISRO chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair appealed to scientists and engineers to translate good research in practical purpose and solve problems of pollution, climate change and health not only at national level, but also at small, local levels. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) brought out this…
To extend and expand their research collaboration to create new and optimized production methods for high-value food ingredients, Evolva Holding SA signed an agreement with San Francisco, California-based Abunda Nutrition, Inc., on October 25. The primary purpose of the collaboration is to invent innovative products that can help in improving health and wellness. Expected to…
‘There is no substitute to women empowerment. If we have to bring social equality in the country, women have to be happy in individual homes as well as society. The nation will not prosper without their happiness,’ said President Pratibha Patil. ‘Women had fought shoulder to shoulder with men during the freedom struggle. But the…
Foreign Minister SM Krishna addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 29. Given below is the full text version of the minister’s speech. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. At the outset, please allow me to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly. My delegation assures you of its fullest cooperation…
The major variation in figures in different reports estimating poverty in India has created differences within the government. Although in principle it was agreed that the Tendulkar Committee’s figures will be referred to revise the food security law, there now seems to be a lack of consensus, and the controversy of who the real poor…
