-The Indian Express In June this year, The Indian Express had highlighted how farmers were selling potatoes for 20 paise a kilo at the Pipli grain market in Kurukshetra district. Chandigarh: Moving to address farm distress, the Haryana government is set to announce Saturday the Bhavantar Bharpai scheme which, on the lines of minimum support price (MSP), will offer “input cost” for four crops — potato, onion, cabbage and tomato —...
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Unmoved, Maharashtra govt releases timetable to close down over 1,300 schools -Alifiya Khan
-The Indian Express Issued by education depARTment, it lists various tasks to be carried out for closure Pune: A day after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a notice to the Maharashtra government over its plans to close 1,314 schools in the state, a defiant education depARTment remained firm on its decision. While state Education Minister Vinod Tawde issued a statement, saying he would defend the state’s stand before the NHRC, the...
More »NITI Aayog working on policy to cut oil bill by $100 billion
-PTI NEW DELHI: The government is working on a policy to bring down the annual oil import bill by $100 billion by 2030 through extensive use of methanol in cooking gas and transportation fuel, union minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha on Thursday. The government was "shortly" going to implement a scheme under which 15 per cent methanol will be blended with petrol and which will reduce the cost of the fuel...
More »Nervous over rising crude, government ends monthly LPG price hike -Sanjay Dutta
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a clear indication of the nervousness over rising oil prices evoking popular anger, the government has asked state-run fuel retailers to stop raising the price of subsidised cooking gas cylinders by Rs 4 a month. The order was issued in October, around the same time the government cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre to stave off rising consumer anger...
More »How PDS can be made effective through better governance -Anjani Kumar and Seema Bathla
-The Financial Express The Odisha experience shows that PDS can play a pivotal role in bringing convergence and making India’s two important missions—food and nutrition security—successful in a short time. New Delhi: India’s public distribution system (PDS) is the largest food security programme in the world, which covers nearly 60% of the population and costs Rs 1.45 trillion—close to 1.4% of the national income. PDS has often been criticised for its structure,...
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