Delhi Edition of The Hindu
These days when everybody is marching for something or the other, scientists don t want to be left behind. A global movement called March for Science was held in different places in the world in April this year and Indian version was held in some cities on Wednesday. March was justified by -> science in India is facing the danger of being eclipsed by a rising wave of unscientific beliefs and religious bigotry(कट टरत ) Promoting-> scientific bent of mind can certainly help improve the social health -> Where incidents of witch hunting, honour killing and mob lynching are reported regularly.
Continue Four suggestions: 1)-Allocate a certain percentage of the GDP for science and education, 2)- Stop propagation of unscientific, obscurantist ideas and religious intolerance, insist that education should only impart 3)- Ideas that are supported by scientific evidence, and 4)- Enact policies based on evidence-based science. A march based on such an unscientific understanding of science cannot be a march for science. It sounds more like a sermon(उपद श) for science.
Working on the app-based model Delhi High Court is hearing the issue on August 10 in response to a Delhi-based union s petition which refutes the claims of Uber and Ola as not being employers of drivers but only providers of work. Union says drivers are put under control and supervision amounting to employment, but neither do they enjoy flexible work nor receive benefits. As informal sector workers-> The same algorithms for drivers Uber and Ola drivers are-> first informal sector workers to be immersed in new-age tech High Court can create precedence for the regulation of tech based work for a large young population which needs work but is under skilled for the formal job market.
Continue Jobs with 1)-Protected salaries, 2)-These drivers manage earnings to spend, save and resolve debt. 3)-Legal contracts that safeguard future income (preventing untimely dismissal) and future savings (provident funds) have not been available to them. It will be crucial to see whether the Delhi court judgment can create precedence for the regulation of technology and work for workers without security nets. For a city such as Delhi where so much work and employment is in the non-manufacturing sector, how should we think of security for workers? Do we not need to think through regulations that contain the algorithms that are set to determine the smartening of our cities and digitising India?
News Analysis Page-1,12- Reignite the spirit of 1942: PM Asks nation to remove poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition in the next Five years Lok Sabha marked the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement on Wednesday with a special sitting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for special initiatives to 1)-end poverty, illiteracy and graft and Congress president Sonia Gandhi sounded a warning over secular, democratic, liberal values being endangered.
Continue Page-7- ISRO to develop full- edged earth observation satellite A new set of future satellites called hyperspectral imaging satellites is set to add teeth to the way India will be seen from about 600 km in space. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it plans to launch a full fledged niche earth observation (EO) satellite called the Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite or HySIS using a critical chip it has developed.
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Continue Page-10- Now, order NCERT books online To ensure better distribution of books Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday launched an National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) web portal that would supply textbooks to schools and individuals from the next academic year. Placing their orders for the session 2018-19. The web portal can be accessed at www.ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in, an official release said. The payment can be made just before the supply. The portal will also be open for individual buyers soon.
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Page-13 Net direct tax mop up increases 19.1% Net direct tax collections up to July 2017 in the current financial year stood at 1.90 lakh crore or 19.1% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to official data released on Wednesday.
Continue Page-18- Putting the sun to work 12 Indian and British universities to turn five villages self-sufficient in energy Grant is part of a new solar project called SUNRISE aimed at developing printed photovoltaic cells and new manufacturing processes which can be used to make solar energy products in Indi
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