Global multidimensional poverty index 2021
Differences in so-called multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to a new analysis. The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), produced
Scheduled Castes
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Achievements in terms of social justice, 26/06/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Achievements in terms of social justice, 26/06/2019. The mandate of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is to implement the scheme of educational, economic
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Order of the Delhi High Court regarding Delhi Jal Board's tender on mechanised cleaning of sewers in Delhi, 29/05/2018
<p>Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of M/S Metro Waste Handling Vs Delhi Jal Board dated 29/05/2018.</p> <p>The issue relates to the conditions in the tender issued by the Delhi Jal Board inviting
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Caste, religion, and health outcomes in India, 2004–14
<p>There has been little investigation into whether the “social gradient to health”—whereby people belonging to groups higher up the social ladder have better health outcomes than those
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'Provincialising' vegetarianism- Putting Indian food habits in their place
Large-scale survey data are used to question the most public claims about food habits in India. It is found that the extent of overall vegetarianism is much less—and the extent of overall beef-eating much
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Gender and social inclusion in Joint Forest Management: lessons from two Indian states
India is a front-runner in developing policies to engage forest dependent communities in the management of their forest lands. Under India’s Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme, the state, represented
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Safai karamcharis in a vicious cycle- A study in the perspective of caste
A study of 360 safai karamcharis employed with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai suggests that policies aimed at uplifting conservancy work may actually be institutionalising caste-based occupations.
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Employment-Unemployment Scenario among different Social Groups 2015-16
<p>The households covered under this survey has been classified into four social groups, viz., Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Others category. The survey
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sanitation Facilities for SC, ST Household, 21/07/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sanitation Facilities for SC, ST Household, 21/07/2016. State-wise houseless urban population, category-wise, SC, ST and others, as released by the Office of Registrar
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Peasants battle cry for land in Punjab
An Investigation into police and landlord repression of land struggle by dalit peasants in villages of Sangrur District of Indian Punjab.