-Frontline.in The argument that the Indian farmer is overburdened by “negative support” has become contentious in the context of the recent farm laws. In reality, this does not hold up to scrutiny. In the heat of the ongoing protests against the new farm laws, some views have emerged that the state has saddled the Indian farmer with excessive taxes. In support of this contention, methodology and data from the Organisation for Economic...

-Down to Earth Gaps in data on women and girls particularly severe; countries do not invest enough in public intent data systems, the report said Most countries have shied away from an open-data policy — more so countries with developing economies, according to a recent World Bank report. Only 11 per cent low-income countries consistently made available with a license classifiable as ’open’, the report flagged. The comparable rate for lower-middle-income countries was...

-Firstpost.com In the latest Development in the Koili Devi vs Union of India case, the Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to the plea that 'three crore ration cards are gone' Santoshi Kumari was an 11-year-old girl from Karimati village of the Jaldega block in Simdega district of Jharkhand. On September 28, 2017, Santoshi fell unconscious. "Bhaat (rice)," she pleaded, recalls her mother. The mother rushed to the nearest Public Distribution...

-The Hindu The political emphasis on welfare interventions is insufficient to address the emerging Developmental issues in the State A major concern in contemporary Indian Development is the widening socio-economic disparity across groups and regions. Even when regions perform relatively better in one Developmental dimension, it does not often translate into all round Development. For instance, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala might have attained better levels of human Development but that has not...

-The Hindu So far, India has sent 60.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to around 80 countries. India is unlikely to expand export of COVID-19 vaccines for the next few months as the focus shifts to domestic demand in view of spike in coronavirus infections, people familiar with the Development said on Wednesday. So far, India has sent 60.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to around 80 countries. Those familiar with the Development said...