The Delhi government might be the first in the country to implement the cash-transfer scheme, replacing the existing public distribution system (PDS). The Food and Civil Supplies Department is in the final round of discussions with the Union government on the issue. Though the Delhi government had put forward this proposal almost three years ago, it had been in cold storage ever since. The project has now been revived. Central Delhi,...
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It is the improper mode of application, violating the law and regulations, that is responsible for the apparent adverse toxic effects of endosulfan. FROM a scientific perspective, an extremely pertinent question in the endosulfan story is why adverse health effects similar to those seen in the villages of Kasaragod district in Kerala have not been reported from other parts of the country where the pesticide is used in much larger...
More »Singur’s big question: How by Sanjay Mandal and Uttam Dutta
The initial euphoria over the chance of getting back their land over, clouds of apprehension and confusion now hang over Singur. The farmers whose land was acquired for the Tata Nano project celebrated on May 13 when Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamul Congress won the elections. They were glued to their TV sets when the chief minister announced yesterday that she would make good her promise of returning 400 acres to “unwilling” farmers. But...
More »World Bank endorses cash-transfer of food subsidy to poor
-FnBNews The World Bank, like many analysts, is in favour of cash-transfer of subsidy for foodgrains to the poor in India. This suggestion was made in a recent report on Social Protection for a Changing India, drafted by the World Bank for the Government of India. Using the National Sample Survey data, the report stated that the Public Distribution System (PDS) continued to absorb substantial public resources at almost 1 per...
More »Crossing borders below the radar, and making it back by Malia Politzer
Gary Singh’s abduction ordeal illustrates the dangers faced by those who rely on smugglers to make their way overseas One day in 2006, 18-year-old Gubachan “Gary” Singh, an illegal immigrant in Manila, Philippines, was on his way to work when he was approached by four stocky Filipinos. One pulled out a gun, pressing the barrel into the small of his back, while another blindfolded him and shoved him into a van....
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