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RBI surveys show general economy in 'pessimistic zone', jobs big worry -George Mathew

-The Indian Express Employment prospects have been the biggest cause of worry for respondents, with sentiment plunging further into the pessimistic zone; the outlook on employment has also weakened in the last two rounds. Mumbai: A SERIES of surveys undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have indicated that more people see consumer confidence declining, business sentiment in manufacturing dipping, inflation on the rise and growth sliding. The findings are in...

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Humidity, pesticide cocktails, new sprayer reasons for cotton farmer deaths in Yavatmal: experts -Vivek Deshpande

-The Indian Express Since July 19, 18 farmers have died in Yavatmal and 14 in surrounding districts in the cotton growing belt of the state. The two fresh deaths have been reported from Nagpur and Akola. Nagpur: Cotton cultivation experts and researchers have said the cumulative effect of several factors, such as humidity, spraying of pesticide cocktails and use of a new kind of spraying machine, seem to be behind the deaths...

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Yogendra Yadav, national president of the Swaraj India pARTy, interviewed by Manas Roshan (Scroll.in)

-Scroll.in The Swaraj India leader says the economy needs a big boost in the rural areas and for small scale manufacturers. In July, Yogendra Yadav, the national president of the Swaraj India pARTy, embarked on a nationwide movement accompanied by activists and hundreds of farmers. Under the banner of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Co-ordination Committee, a coalition of more than 150 farmer unions across the country, the yatra was planned...

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Unhappy with new GST measures: Surat textile traders -Kamaal Saiyed

-The Indian Express After the GST Council meeting, the government had announced that traders whose annual turnover is below Rs 1.5 crore will now have to file returns quARTerly, instead of monthly. Surat (Gujarat): Textile traders in Surat said they were unhappy with the relief measures relating to GST announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday. After the GST Council meeting, the government had announced that traders whose annual turnover...

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Pesticide deaths stalk Yavatmal fields: 18 dead, over 800 farmers in hospital -Vivek Deshpande

-The Indian Express The Agriculture DepARTment has meanwhile rushed two ‘Quality Control’ probe teams to Yavatmal and Akola to check if some of the pesticides were spurious. Yavatmal (Maharashra): Devidas Madavi, 57, a farm hand from Kalamb town in Yavatmal district, took up the job of spraying pesticides for the first time this year. By August 19, 12 days after he had used a can to spray pesticides in the cotton fields...

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