-The Hindu Business Line Joining the RCEP could be counter-productive given the existing inefficiencies of Indian producers. These need to be fixed first To be or not to be, that is the question … This seems to be the best way of describing India’s engagement in the negotiations for adopting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the mega regional trade agreement of 16 East Asian countries. When the Bangkok round of the...
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Mothers, kid compete to swallow boiled eggs in Odisha
-The Hindu Angul Pusti Adhikar Abhiyan, a community level forum organized this ‘egg relay Competition’ to promote intake of nutritious food. BHUBANESWAR: When there is a lot of taboo around consumption of egg and chicken products among women in remote Odisha villages, mothers competing with their kids in swallowing boiled eggs in Angul district is surely an unusual sight. But Angul Pusti Adhikar Abhiyan (APAA), a community level forum promoting intake of nutritious...
More »RSS' labour wing opposes bank merger, says govt hasn't learnt from earlier mistakes -Ramesh Babu
-Hindustan Times The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) said it will support the agitation being planned by United Front of Banking Unions against the government’s decision to merge ten banks. Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), labour wing of the RSS on Saturday criticised the bank merger plan announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying it was done without any study and it will only protect interests of corporate houses. “No serious...
More »Mango exports may take a hit due to lower production -Rutam Vora
-The Hindu Business Line Growers fear up to 70% crop loss due to cold weather Ahemadabad: Faced with climatic adversities and Competition from neighbouring countries, India is set to lose the export market for its famed mangoes. Mango production in the main growing regions of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and South India is likely to to be hit due to uneven weather. Weather vagaries Production in Uttar Pradesh is likely to be down by about...
More »Pseudo-social justice -Suhas Palshikar
-The Indian Express Policy is not based on assessments of deprivation — it merely addresses specific groups The Gujjars of Rajasthan are back on the streets. This could be seen as an attempt to corner the newly-formed Congress government in the state. Both Congress and BJP have had the taste of Gujjar wrath earlier. It could also be seen as an extension of intra-party factionalism playing out in the open for...
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