A LANDless labourer dies on Christmas day after going without food for five days. Neither he nor his wife, who was a job card holder under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, knew they could demand work or avail of unemployment benefits as a right It was a death that could have been avoided. Kishen Singh, a 45-year-old LANDless labourer, died of hunger in Champakheda village in south Rajasthan. What...
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Commercial activity around Corbett Park posing a threat to eco-fragile zone by Vinay Kumar
Unhindered commercial activity around the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is posing a serious threat to the eco-fragile zone and obstructing movement of animals. Flashy discos, motorbike racing, loud music, bright lights and lavish weddings in resorts on the periphery of the Park, in gross violation of laws and scant concern for the wildlife, are fast spoiling the peace and tranquillity of the eco-fragile zone. “There are about 3,200 beds...
More »How Bihar can rise as a developed state by Kailash Nautiyal
It is presumed that the industrial development in Bihar is hampered by lack of investments. Is it because of 'unproductive' government policies or an unpredictable law and order situation? And how to increase the flow of investment in the state? In order to find out answers to all such questions and debate these issues, Business Standard Hindi recently organised a roundtable in Patna. The seminar was attended by various small...
More »Voting in Maoist LAND by Jean Dreze
Why do poor people in rural areas vote when they know the whole system is against them? JEAN DRÈZE talks to some voters and observes the voting process during the recent Assembly elections in Latehar district, Jharkhand, and comes away with some pointers... At one booth (Rankikalan, Booth No. 69) a BJP activist was trying to influence voters before they entered the booth, under the guise of helping them. Latehar...
More »Panel calls for revisiting LAND reforms by K Balchand
A committee appointed by the Union Government has found fault with the entire process of LAND reforms, particularly the dubious role of officialdom, and called for revisiting the LAND ceiling limits and that too with retrospective effect. The Committee on State Agrarian Relations and the Unfinished Task in LAND Reforms, set up subsequent to the constitution of the National Council for LAND Reforms under the Prime Minister, has underlined the relevance...
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