-The Hindu Several interventions are needed on the demand and supply side to alleviate farm distress Loan waivers remain the preferred solution for governments to tackle farm distress. S. Mahendra Dev and M. Govinda Rao talk about the inability of governments to think of long-term solutions to tackle farm distress, in a discussion moderated by Vikas Dhoot. Edited excerpts: * Despite farm productivity rising, severe distress in the sector is a concern. How...
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Statisticians dismiss concerns on growth numbers raised by NSSO study: Report
-MoneyControl.com A government official defended the calculations saying that since the tax collections match up with the database, it is not unusable. Prominent statisticians have dismissed fresh concerns on growth projections raised by a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) study. An article in The Hindu quoted statisticians as saying the discrepancies pointed out by NSSO in the new Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA-21) database will have no major impact on growth. The government...
More »The anatomy of a marginalised region -Shahana Munazir
-The Hindu With a high percentage of Muslims, Bihar’s Seemanchal region frames issues of representation and welfare In the ongoing general election, Seemanchal, a historically neglected and yet socially and politically significant region in Bihar, has once again registered a high voting percentage. Comprising four districts — Purnea, Katihar, Kishanganj and Araria — Seemanchal has a population of about 1 crore. It assumes sociopolitical significance owing to the large proportion of Muslims...
More »Report card: RPVVs score over Kendriya Vidyalayas -Shradha Chettri
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Among government schools in Delhi, the performance of the state-run Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas (RPVVs) is better even than that of the Kendriya Vidyalayas run by the central government. On Friday, Delhi government presented a detailed analysis of the results, showing how the pass percentage of RPVVs increased to 99.9% from 99.79% last year. In comparison, the pass percentage of Kendriya Vidyalayas this year was 99.4%....
More »More women voted in nine States: EC data
-The Hindu Highest figure recorded in Meghalaya New Delhi: If the overall voter turnout in the four phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been higher than in 2014, there is one more reason to cheer. Women voters have outnumbered men in several States and Union Territories, according to phase-wise data released by the Election Commission. More than 20.31 crore women voted as against a little above 21.5 crore men. The poll percentages...
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