Becky Blab

This is a quota that is unlikely to be embroiled in a debate about merit dilution and fairness. Kerala became the first Indian state on Tuesday to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates, marking a new sensitivity for those afflicted with the killer virus.
The Kerala State Aids Control Society (KSACS) announced that it [...]

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(Carrying on from the previous list of laws needing to be updated). Health Minister A Ramadoss declared that he is behind the legalisation of homosexuality in India. (For other news coverage of it, click here).
Addressing a 250-strong India session at the International AIDS Conference here on Thursday, he strongly campaigned for the changing the law [...]

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Click here to read more about the Hunger Project’s work in India.

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Govind from Sambhali Trust Jodhpur, which works to empower Dalit women and girls, shares some snippets of his meeting with the maharani:
“Women’s rights are tied to matters of family influence, education, cultural identity, and individualism” she responded, “I would like to see all Indian women achieve their goals and aspirations and I feel that proper [...]

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Highlighting the need for formulating “gender-specific” development programmes for the country, President Pratibha Patil today said greater representation of women in all walks of life was the key to realising our full potential as a nation. “A woman’s perspective is indispensable for broad-based and balanced development of a country. Our development programmes must therefore specifically [...]

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