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Curb corruption in food safety system for nation’s future
3 weeks ago

Curb corruption in food safety system for nation’s future

New Indian Express  

The recent case of a food safety officer being jailed for accepting bribes to issue a licence is a step in the right direction. It should make us wake up and act more decisively on this dangerous trend of corruption in a crucial domain like food safety. The court observed: “Public servants like the accused have converted their position as …

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Should Brics worry about Trump’s threat?
3 weeks ago

Should Brics worry about Trump’s threat?

Live Mint  

The president-elect of the US, Donald Trump, has threatened the Brics nations with 100% tariffs should they create their separate currency or back any other currency in their attempt to move away from the dollar. While Trump’s muscle-flexing over the dollar cannot be ignored, experts believe such an action is unlikely to be taken by the US for two reasons: …

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Who is Dr Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born physician, Stanford professor emerges as Trump's top choice to lead NIH
1 month ago

Who is Dr Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born physician, Stanford professor emerges as Trump's top choice to lead NIH

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly preferring Jay Bhattacharya, an economist from Kolkata who studied medicine at Stanford University, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health, according to several media reports. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an esteemed professor of health policy at Stanford University. Born …

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Who is Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born, Stanford-trained physician is Donald Trump’s top choice to head US health agency
1 month ago

Who is Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born, Stanford-trained physician is Donald Trump’s top choice to head US health agency

Live Mint  

Jay Bhattacharya has emerged as US President-elect Donald Trump’s top pick to serve as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, reported the Washington Post, citing three people aware of the matter. Jayanta Bhattacharya, also known as Jay Bhattacharya, is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics …

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In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted
1 month ago

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted

NPR  

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR In the debate over whether demography is destiny, the 2024 presidential election showed clearly it is not. He also cut into Harris' margins with Latinos, won wider margins with voters 45 and older, and men made up a bigger share of the electorate than four years ago. …

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Maharashtra Elections: Why AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is Back After a 10-Year Gap
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Elections: Why AIMIM's Akbaruddin Owaisi is Back After a 10-Year Gap

The Quint  

The demography in Maharashtra isn't like AIMIM's citadel in Hyderabad's Old City or even the other area where it achieved political success, Bihar's Seemanchal region. In Hyderabad's Old City, the seven seats that the AIMIM wins are all ones where Muslims are above 50 percent of the population. Barring Malegaon Central, most of the seats where AIMIM has had maximum …

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Shrinking South: The Demographic Dilemma of India's Southern States
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shrinking South: The Demographic Dilemma of India's Southern States

New Indian Express  

The demographic transition of India has passed through various stages in different regions, with the southern states facing a demographic disadvantage due to the aging population. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have experienced a decline in the proportion of working-age population, while Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh have seen an increase. This demographic shift has significant economic …

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Universities face ‘bleak’ future as student demand to fall after 2030 – report
2 months ago

Universities face ‘bleak’ future as student demand to fall after 2030 – report

The Independent  

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A necessary and pragmatic reform
2 months, 1 week ago

A necessary and pragmatic reform

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY With China entering the era of rapidly rising aging population, raising the retirement age has become a priority issue for the country. Raising the retirement age according to gender and role: Over a 15-year period, starting in 2025, the government will raise the retirement age of men from 60 to 63 years and women blue-collar workers and …

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‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel

The Hindu  

In a report submitted to the Union Home Ministry, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has now asserted that “Bangladeshi infiltration” is taking place in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region and that the demography of the region has changed significantly due to this reason, officials of the Commission have said. Asha Lakra, Member, NCST, who led the team that authored the …

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‘India will double its luxury car sales by 2030’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘India will double its luxury car sales by 2030’

The Hindu  

India will sell more than 1,00,000 luxury cars a year by 2030, up from 48,500 sold last year, said Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head, Audi India. ‘‘Luxury segment in the Southeast Asian market, even in reasonably developing countries, not obviously the size of India, account for 5-6% of the total car market and in some countries, including Taiwan, it goes up …

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Sodomy, lesbianism reintroduced as unnatural sex crimes in curriculum for medical students
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sodomy, lesbianism reintroduced as unnatural sex crimes in curriculum for medical students

Hindustan Times  

The National Medical Commission, the country's apex medical education regulator, has reintroduced sodomy and lesbianism as unnatural sex offences in its revised curriculum for forensic medicine and toxicology for undergraduate students, PTI has reported. The revised curriculum under forensic and toxicology also includes description of legal competencies including Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, besides Protection …

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Young Taking Over Reins Of Justice Delivery System, Says CJI Highlighting Need Of National Integrated Recruitment Process
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Young Taking Over Reins Of Justice Delivery System, Says CJI Highlighting Need Of National Integrated Recruitment Process

News 18  

Highlighting the changing demography of judiciary, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said that the young are taking over the reins of the justice delivery system. The young are progressively taking over the reins,” the CJI said while addressing the Valedictory Function of the National Conference of the District Judiciary. “Efforts in the past decade have modernized …

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Time to remind citizens that we exist for them: CJI Chandrachud
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Time to remind citizens that we exist for them: CJI Chandrachud

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Saturday said that judiciary cannot be indifferent to the suffering and injustice of litigants approaching courts as he exhorted members of the district judiciary – the first point of contact for citizens seeking justice – to give back to the society by reminding citizens that “we exist for them”. Speaking at the …

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Demography of Jharkhand changing fast; JMM-led government silent on infiltration: Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Demography of Jharkhand changing fast; JMM-led government silent on infiltration: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led coalition government in Jharkhand for “maintaining silence” over the issue of infiltration to “pursue its vote-bank politics” in the State. Mr. Sarma, who is also the BJP's Jharkhand election co-in charge, asserted that it is everyone's responsibility to stop infiltration, not just that of the Union Government. The demography …

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From Syama Prasad Mookerjee in 1946 to Nishikant Dubey in 2024: How Demography Dominated Bengal’s Division Demands
4 months, 4 weeks ago

From Syama Prasad Mookerjee in 1946 to Nishikant Dubey in 2024: How Demography Dominated Bengal’s Division Demands

News 18  

Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar did not explicitly ask for a bifurcation of West Bengal but his appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider eight districts of the state as part of the Northeast gave a sense of which way the saffron party was moving. Meanwhile, another BJP MP, Nishikant Dubey, on Thursday demanded during Zero Hour in Parliament …

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Population of Muslims in Assam now 40%, surge a big issue: Sarma
5 months, 1 week ago

Population of Muslims in Assam now 40%, surge a big issue: Sarma

Hindustan Times  

The Muslim population in Assam has risen to 40% in the past seven decades and the change in demography has become a “matter of life and death”, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Population of Muslims in Assam now 40%, surge a big issue: Sarma “I come from Assam and demographic change is a big issue for me. …

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Shivraj, Himanta accuse Soren government of sheltering ‘Bangladeshis’ in Jharkhand
5 months, 1 week ago

Shivraj, Himanta accuse Soren government of sheltering ‘Bangladeshis’ in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand and accused the Chief Minister of sheltering ‘Bangladeshis’ in the State. Mr. Chouhan slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Congress alleging that the coalition government has left no stone unturned to “ruin Jharkhand”. Mr. Sarma said ‘Bangladeshi’ infiltrators first …

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Demography and its discontents
5 months, 1 week ago

Demography and its discontents

Hindustan Times  

India does not have an official population number after 2011. India is believed to have become the world’s most populous country sometime between January and July 2023 / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR A country’s demographics, of course, do not wait for official data. The World Population Prospects report released by the United Nations — it is the most authoritative …

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Uttarakhand UCC Report: Rapid rise in Muslim-Christian population
5 months, 1 week ago

Uttarakhand UCC Report: Rapid rise in Muslim-Christian population

Op India  

The Uttarakhand government has resolved to bring a Uniform Civil Code in the state, the draft of which has also been submitted to the administration. As per the Statistical Diary of Uttarakhand 2021-22, urban areas in plains saw a ‘population growth of 30.23%’ in the decade 2001-11, primarily driven by migration, as reported in Chapter 2 of its first volume. …

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Scoot begins air services from Singapore to Malaysia’s Sibu
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Scoot begins air services from Singapore to Malaysia’s Sibu

The Hindu  

Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will be offering non-stop services from Singapore to Malaysia’s Sibu starting with the inaugural flight that took off on June 5. Sibu and Miri, which belong to Sarawak, and Kuantan, part of peninsular Malaysia, are served by Scoot’s Embraer E-190 E2 aircraft from Singapore. Officials at the Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Singapore believe …

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Ramification | Nepal: The sinister geopolitical agenda behind religious conversions and zealous missionary action
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramification | Nepal: The sinister geopolitical agenda behind religious conversions and zealous missionary action

Firstpost  

The undue interest of Western Christian countries in Nepal’s internal matters and their apparent panic against provisions in its Constitution and National Penal Code against proselytisation are concerning On April 7 of this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal, instructed 77 district administration offices to rein in religious conversion. Clause 3 of Article 26 states, “No person shall, in …

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Is India undermining the SCO?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Is India undermining the SCO?

Hindustan Times  

The 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is set to start today in Astana, Kazakhstan. To ensure that the SCO's focus is not diverted, it is crucial for New Delhi to become proactive in its engagement with the organisation and effectively counterbalance China and Pakistan. India's proactive engagement within the SCO is …

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Is India equipped to deal with the rise in its elderly population? | In Focus podcast
6 months ago

Is India equipped to deal with the rise in its elderly population? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Last week, on June 15, the world marked Elder Abuse Awareness Day. A report that was released by the NGO HelpAge India reveals that a large majority of them are not doing very well – their study conducted across 20 cities in 10 States surveying over 5,000 elderly citizens found that nearly 65% reported that they were not financially secure. …

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