-The Indian Express Reddy was also critical of the way Governor and Deputy Governors is selected. Mumbai: Former Reserve Bank Governor YV Reddy on Monday said: “The role of central bank in our economy is under THReat and it is a national problem which has to be addressed as a national problem”. In an interview to CNBC-TV18 channel, the former Governor also said, “my own suspicion is that the institutional identity of...
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For a science-based transformation of water policy -Mihir Shah
-Current Science India is facing a major water crisis which THReatens the basic right to drinking water of the citizens; it also puts the livelihoods of millions at risk. The demands of a rapidly industrializing economy and urbanizing society come at a time when the potential for augmenting supply is limited, water tables are falling and water quality issues have increasingly come to the fore. If the current pattern of demand...
More »Farmers move SC for return of their lands -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Court asks States why lands acquired for SEZs remain barren and abandoned Invoking the legal victory of West Bengal’s farmers over the mighty state in Singur, West Bengal, their compatriots across the country, stripped of their agricultural lands by their governments in the name of Special Economic Zone (SEZ), found their voice in the Supreme Court on Monday. A THRee-judge Bench led by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar asked the Centre and...
More »FSSAI sets nutritional benchmarks to fortify food items for PDS, midday meals -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released benchmarks to fortify the nutritional quality of food items used in social sector programmes such as ICDS, PDS and midday meals, such as rice, wheat flour, milk, edible oil and salt.Food fortification helps combat malnutrition THRough staple food items. The government is trying to push such products THRough government schemes to counter problems like stunting, overweight...
More »SC poser to states on thousands of hectares
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and seven states, including Bengal, on a plea for return of 45,782 hectares of agricultural land acquired from farmers in the name of creating special economic zones (SEZs) but allegedly diverted by the promoters for other purposes. The petition filed THRough the SEZ Farmers' Protection Welfare Association of Andhra Pradesh seeks the return of unused land to the farmers...
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