-The Hindu Reports that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government intends to radically restructure the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have re-ignited public discussion on the scheme. Since its launch, debate on MGNREGA has been synonymous with ideological contestations on the role of the state and its welfare functions. Inevitably, the contours of the debate have been shrill, leaving little space for an evidence-based discussion on the...
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Under new govt, one out of two Indias happy: Aruna Roy
-The Indian Express Having completed over five months at the Centre, the BJP-led government faced a barrage of allegations during a discussion at the World Economic Forum, where social activist Aruna Roy, earlier a member of National Advisory Council under Sonia Gandhi, charged the government with not doing much for the poor, taking away freedom of speech and breaking down social harmony. Speaking at a session moderated by Nik Gowing of BBC...
More »Creative approach: Hand-held projector comes in handy for illiterate ryots -R Avadhani
-The Hindu SADASHIVAPET (MEDAK DISTRICT, Telengana): DRDA teams up with Digital Green, an organisation supporting technology, to spread the word on innovative practices being followed by farmers. As the project is supported by battery and video can be played even on a wall, farmers are viewing these videos even in late hours. What can be done with a hand-held projector? Spreading new and innovative systems in farming with semi-literate and illiterate persons...
More »Study suggests vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent -Zubeda Hamid
-The Hindu A study on over 37,000 people showed nearly 69 per cent were deficient Chennai: Vitamin D has been in the news lately and it looks like it's there to stay. A recent study conducted by a diagnostic centre on 37,010 people across five zones in the country (including Tamil Nadu) revealed that 69 per cent of those tested were vitamin D deficient, and a further 15 per cent had insufficient levels...
More »Farm distress looms as global crop prices crash after 10-year bull run -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express For the last 10 years, farmers in India benefited from both increased production and higher price realisations - leading to rising rural incomes and declining poverty rates. That happy story may now be near its end - which could be the precursor to a renewed crisis in agriculture. The main reason is declining global prices for most agri-commodities (see Table 1). Over the last five-six months, corn, wheat and...
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