-Business Standard Representatives of agriculture universities and institutions have also been INCluded in the panel. Joint secretary (crops) in the Ministry of Agriculture will be the member secretary in the panel Nearly eight months after the government repealed the three controversial farm Acts, it has constituted a high-powered panel under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to make the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism more effective and transparent as promised...
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Assam suffers 195 human casualties in two waves of flood
-The Telegraph Senior official says deaths are highest in 'recorded' history of the state Guwahati: Assam has suffered 195 human casualties in the two waves of flood that have hit the state between April 6 and July 15 this year, leaving behind a trail of unprecedented destruction, affecting one third of the state’s over 3.2 crore population and triggering a massive rescue and relief operation. According to chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, besides...
More »Explained: Where is population growth taking place? -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Which countries are driving the rise? Where are India and China placed? How will it impact the UN’s sustainable development goals? The story so far: CoINCiding with the World Population Day on July 11, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, released the World Population Prospects 2022, an estimate on likely trends in global population. The global population, which stood at almost 7.9 billion in 2021,...
More »Rice price may go up by Rs 5/kg due to 5% GST
-The New Indian Express Based on the recommendation of the GST Council, the Centre has issued notifications bringing essential commodities INCluding rice and maize under 5% GST slab from July 18. MADURAI: The decision of the Union government to levy 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on packaged food may INCrease the price of rice by a minimum of Rs 3 to Rs 5 per kg from Monday, Tamil Nadu rice mills...
More »How US & UK made bail the rule, jail the exception, and why SC wants specific law in India -Akshat Jain
-ThePrint.in Govt should consider enacting a bail Act, SC said Monday. Countries INCluding US, UK, Australia & New Zealand have comprehensive laws that govern rules of granting and refusing bail. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday proposed the introduction of a comprehensive bail law in India to deal with the rising pendency of bail applications, and discussed how such laws are in force in other jurisdictions INCluding the UK and the US. A...
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