-The Hindustan Times Under the cover of endorsing a proposal for the National Food Security Bill framed by an independent group of development economists, the government is all set to empty the Bill of any substance. Provisions relating to the Public Distribution System (PDS) will be reduced to a pointless reshuffling of existing foodgrain allocations to state governments, that too in favour of the richer states. And other entitlements, relating for...
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Promotion quota: Would bring in 'legally sustainable' amendment, says PM
-The Hindustan Times Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said "possible solutions" are being explored to the SITuation created by the Supreme Court striking down Uttar Pradesh's decision to provide quota for SCs,STs and OBCs in government jobs. He made the comments at an all-party meeting convened at his residence this evening to discuss a way out in the wake of demands that a law should be enacted in this regard. "The...
More »Virtual fires-Pratik Kanjilal
-The Indian Express The exodus to the Northeast, perhaps the biggest mass displacement in peacetime, reads like the dark side of the Arab Spring or the reverse of a flash mob. The social and SMS media, which accumulate forces for poSITive change, were leveraged to spread rumours and disperse minorities by the fictitious threat of violence. And the response is totally inadequate. Social media shifted the balance of power from governments and...
More »With drought intensifying worldwide, UN calls for integrated climate policies
-The United Nations More consolidated efforts to combat the threat of climate change and counter its ripple effects on global food security are needed amid an intensifying global drought and increasing temperatures worldwide, the United Nations declared today. “Climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intenSITy, and duration of droughts, with impacts on many sectors, in particular food, water, and energy,” said World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Michel Jarraud in a...
More »Montek lectures Congress on subsidy slash-Sanjay K Jha
-The Telegraph One Singh has told the Congress what another Singh probably wants to: create a political environment conducive for reducing subsidies. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has told Congress MPs that subsidy cuts are essential if India has to preserve its growth momentum — a statement more in line with the known views of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh than the populist line preferred by many Congress leaders. Many Congress MPs,...
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