-The Hindu ‘Capital punishment cannot be ignored as long as it is in the law books’ In a blow to death penalty abolitionists, the Supreme Court on Friday held that judiciary has never endeavoured to make death penalty redundant or non-existent. The courts have never tried to avoid awarding capital punishment in deserving cases. "It has never been the effort of the Courts to somehow make this punishment [sentence of death] redundant and...
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Loans worth ₹37 trillion sanctioned to MSMEs in FY22, up 182% from FY20: Report
-Livemint.com From ₹37.7 lakh in FY20 to ₹72.4 lakh in FY21-22, the average ticket size of MSME loans increased by 92%, the data on MSME loans showed. Total loan sanctioned to MSMEs stood at ₹37.29 trillion in FY22, an increase of roughly 5% over FY21 and 182% over FY20, as per a report by CRIF High Mark, a credit bureau. From ₹37.7 lakh in FY20 to ₹72.4 lakh in FY21-22, the average ticket...
More »Hanging by a thread: Gujarat’s textile industry -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu Textile traders and cotton farmers say they’re suffering unprecedented losses. For a State half whose population is linked to textiles, such a crisis could have far-reaching consequences. With the Assembly polls scheduled in Gujarat later this year, A.M. Jigeesh explores whether this financial adversity could have political repercussions Hours after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched at a midnight gala on June 30, 2017, a 38-year-old textile trader,...
More »India’s rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study -Rohini Krishnamurthy
-Down to Earth Average river water temperatures may rise 7°C in summer by 2070-2100 Climate change may turn India’s rivers into hostile environments for aquatic life by 2070-2100, scientists warned in a new study. River water temperatures may increase during the period and dissolved oxygen levels may decrease, the study published in Scientific Reports has predicted. Under a high-emissions scenario, average river water temperatures are expected to climb 7 degrees Celsius in summer, reaching...
More »Group wants new order on MGNREGA workers revoked -Sobhana K. Nair
-The Hindu Peoples Action For Employment Guarantee says rule that mandates recording attendance on a mobile app is a violation of the NREGA law The Union Rural Development Ministry must withdraw its order to discontinue manual attendance for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme work sites with more than 20 workers to replace it using a mobile phone-based application — National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) for recording attendance, the Peoples...
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