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WEBThe findings reveal that in 2022–23, women spent an average of 4.6 hours on domestic chores, which is more than double the 2.2 hours spent by men. Using replacement cost and gross opportunity cost approaches, the estimated value of unpaid household work in India ranged from 26% to 36% of gross domestic product in 2022–23.
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WEBThe findings reveal that in 2022–23, women spent an average of 4.6 hours on domestic chores, which is more than double the 2.2 hours spent by men. Using replacement cost and gross opportunity cost approaches, the estimated value of unpaid household work in India ranged from 26% to 36% of gross domestic product in 2022–23.
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Article 19: Mapping the Free Speech Debate in India
WEBMany laws that restrict free speech such as the laws punishing sedition, hate speech or defamation, derive their legitimacy from Article 19 (2). Inspection of movies, books, paintings, etc, is also possible by way of this clause. Scholars note that censorship in India was, and still is, historically rooted in the discourse of protecting Indian ...
Untouchability in India: A Reading List
WEBMar 15, 2021 · The Indian Caste System. In their paper, “The Continuing Practice of Untouchability in India,” Thorat and Joshi explain how India, the largest democracy and the second-most populous country in the world, has its religious majority divided on the basis of “jati” or “caste.”. While jati is derived from the Sanskrit word jāta (born ...
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India’s Human Development Index - Economic and Political Weekly
WEBDec 16, 2023 · The human development index initiated by the United Nations Development Programme has gained universal acceptance as a measure of human progress. This study constructs a comparable time series of HDI for 15 major states of India for the period 1991–2018. We find both β- and σ- convergence for all the states, with the non-income indices playing a major role in convergence, and a slowdown in ...
Protection of Workers’ Wages in India: An Analysis of the Labour …
WEBDec 12, 2019 · The landmark Labour Code on Wages Act (henceforth referred to as the Wage Code), enacted in August 2019, has been celebrated for codifying India’s four wage related laws, namely the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976; and the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.