-Livemint.com The BJP government, which came to power on the promise of creating 20 million jobs per year, has not yet recognized the gravity of the situation The Central Statistical Office (CSO) has released the full-year growth estimates for 2016-17. These had been much awaited given the uncertainty over the impact of demonetization. These were on expected lines, with fourth quarter growth in gross value added (GVA) in 2016-17 declining to 5.6%...
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Farmers can opt for multiple crops to escape glut crisis -Krishna Thevar
-The Economic Times MUMBAI: What has made the Maharashtra farmer hit the streets, dump his produce and even attack suppliers? A combination of weather, unscrupulous middlemen and lack of discretion on crop seems to have wreaked havoc on their lives. Rainfall in Maharashtra has been deficient in 2011 and the situation turned worse leading to a severe drought till 2015. In 2016, farmers got relief with normal rains, when they got back...
More »CBSE asks PRIvate schools for data on fee structure to curb overcharging
-PTI To curb charging of “unreasonable” fees and levying of “hidden” costs, the CBSE has sought data from PRIvate schools about their fee structure and increase carried out in recent years. The move comes weeks after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) warned PRIvate schools against turning into “shops” by selling uniform and books in their premises. “We have told the schools that they should not charge unreasonable fees. The charges should...
More »Maharashtra farmers call bandh -Alok Deshpande
-The Hindu Deny Maharashtra Chief Minister’s claim that strike has been called off. Mumbai: Unanimously agreeing to continue the farmers’ strike in Maharashtra, a core committee meeting in Nasik on Sunday decided to call a State-wide bandh on Monday, excluding Mumbai. Farmers began their strike on Thursday demanding farm loan waiver and support PRIce for their produce. In a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday morning, a section of farmer leaders...
More »Half of all 95s in CBSE English in Delhi's PRIvate schools: Data -Ritika Chopra
-The Indian Express More than half of all Class XII students in the country who scored (exactly) 95 per cent in English (Core) this year are from PRIvate schools in the Delhi region, an analysis of the results by an engineer based in New York has found. While the jury is still out on whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) abandoned the practice of grade inflation this year, one number...
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