Opinion July 8, Forty Years Ago: Our babus
A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on July 08, Forty Years Ago.
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A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on July 08, Forty Years Ago.
Our babus
A study revealed that a majority of India’s civil servants could be below the age of 45. The study, based on a questionnaire circulated among a sample of Class I, II and III officials, indicated that 60 per cent of them “belonged” to rural areas, though only half had “actually lived” there up to the age of 18. A high percentage of Class I officials had spent their “impressionable” years in urban areas — a previous study said 77 per cent of officers came from cities and towns.
Land bill ready
The cabinet was “understood” to have approved a bill that imposed a ceiling on holdings of vacant urban land and restricted the plinth area of new buildings. The report added that the bill may have a provision for “socialising land” to prevent private parties from making huge profits by purchasing and reselling plots after developing them.
PM to industry
Indira Gandhi told industry not to resort to lockouts, layoffs and retrenchments. She asked them to address demands of workers.
Israeli attacks
Israel launched land, air and sea strikes on Palestinian refugee camps in south Lebanon, killing at least 13 persons. A bombing, allegedly by Palestinian guerrillas, had killed 14 persons in Jerusalem some days ago.
Causing cancer
A report said several brands of oil and vanaspati were capable of causing cancer. In tests held at the Cancer Research Institute, these fats produced tumours in mice. Some proved so carcinogenic that they resulted in invasive tumours irrespective of whether they were fed to mice, applied on their skin or injected, according to Dr Kamal Ranadive of the CRI. Ranadive, however, warned against drawing conclusions from the tests that these oils could produce cancer in humans with the same intensity, the report said.
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