To eliminate bogus muster rolls and plug leakages in implementation of MGNREGA, the Centre has introduced a Mobile Monitoring System (MMS) for effective execution of works under the rural job scheme. The pilot project of MMS undertaken in 35,000 Gram Panchayats will eliminate the bogus musters and will allow real-time updation of database for complete…
Things we do on the Internet—exploring vacation locations, posting personal experiences on micro blogging sites or seeing what friends are upto on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat—leaves a trail of footsteps about our whereabouts, finances and relationships. With cybercrime on the rise and nearly one million new security threats released globally…
As India continues to grapple with the problem of rape and violence against women, superstar Aamir Khan said the “balance of power” needs to change in India and the definition of masculinity should be redefined. Khan, 49, was in the city to speak at the prestigious sixth annual “Women in the World” summit presented by…
It is the hottest debate this season. News shows and parliament debates apart, it’s the one topic that is dominating most office water cooler and coffee table conversations. With the whole country up in arms for net neutrality, several online events are being created to send a petition to TRAI to showcase their stand against…
Flooding telecom regulator TRAI with their petitions, proponents of Net Neutrality have submitted greater than 10 lakh petitions to ‘hold web free’ — a day earlier than the deadline ends for submission of feedback on a session paper on this regard. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sought public feedback until April 24…
At $300 billion a year in sales, health and personal care is the second-largest retail category in the US behind groceries. However, like the grocery industry, e-commerce has yet to really disrupt the American drug store. Only 7% of health and personal care sales occurred online last year, according to the US Census. For comparison,…
Amnesty International on Thursday slammed the deteriorating human rights situation in the Maldives and termed the trial of former president Mohamed Nasheed “a sham”. Nasheed was sentenced on terrorism charges to 13 years in prison in March. “Mohamed Nasheed’s imprisonment came after a sham trial, but he is far from the only one locked up…
In a rare legislative action, a private member’s Bill seeking to protect the rights of transgenders was passed unanimously by voice vote in Rajya Sabha on Friday. The “Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014”, moved by Tiruchi Siva (DMK) was passed after leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it would not…
Pakistan’s military intelligence agencies will investigate the murder of a human rights activist, shot after she hosted a talk on disappearances and killings in Baluchistan province where the army is fighting separatists, the military said on Saturday. Sabeen Mahmud was leaving her Karachi cafe, where she holds art exhibitions and talks, when gunman on a…
Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has condemned the killing of female human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud in Karachi and demanded the earliest arrest of the assailants, a media report said on Sunday. Mahmud, who founded the social forum T2F, was shot dead on Friday night minutes after the end of an interactive discussion on…