Reservation In India News
EWS reservation in India is not inclusive enough
The upper caste quota completely overturns the original logic of reservations in India, says a new studyThe general category reservation also highlights how caste remains a critical marker of disadvantage, even among the poor
1 min read3 Apr 2019The electoral math behind the upper caste quota
Thegovernment’s newreservationpolicymighthelptheBJP inretainingitscore support base, andinenthusingitsvote-mobilizersaheadofthegeneralelection
4 min read16 Jan 2019Elections 2019: Modi govt woos upper castes with 10% reservation
The upper caste reservation comes amid election losses for the BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and follows quota agitations by Jats in Haryana, Patels in Gujarat and Marathas in Maharashtra
3 min read7 Jan 2019The year the tigress died
Even as the number of tiger deaths in the wild declined in 2018, the killing of an alleged man-eater by a sharpshooter continues to raise questions about the state of wildlife conservation in India
9 min read30 Dec 2018Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati of Kolhapur, a reformer ahead of his time
In 1902, long before B.R. Ambedkar enshrined affirmative action in the Constitution, a 28-year-old monarch of the princely state of Kolhapur took the radical decision of reserving 50% of government posts for the backward classes
10 min read10 Aug 2018Nitin Gadkari on reservation issue: ‘Where are the jobs?’
Reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking, says union minister Nitin Gadkari
1 min read5 Aug 2018Bharat Bandh: Partial impact in some states, prohibitory orders clamped
A nation-wide shutdown called by different groups on Tuesday against caste-based reservations in jobs and education evoked mixed reactions in some states
2 min read10 Apr 2018PILs put spotlight on quota politics of Left, TMC govts in West Bengal
PILs allege that in 2010, the Left Front gave 42 new communities reservations as OBCs, of whom 41 were Muslim; in 2012, under TMC, 35 more communities were recognized as OBC, 30 of them Muslim
3 min read8 Feb 2018Union Cabinet raises ceiling on OBC creamy layer
The Union Cabinet has pledged to earmark more sub-categories in the OBC list so that more people are eligible for reservation benefits
1 min read24 Aug 2017Cast(e) reservations for higher education in a different mould?
Implementation of reservation has been beset with a number of challenges such as correct identification of beneficiaries and uncontested interpretation of constitutional provisions
5 min read10 Mar 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared