-The Hindu Business Line/ NetworkIdeas.org In recent years, when the economy as a whole performed poorly, reports on how old and new businesspersons accumulated huge volumes of wealth in short timespans have been commonplace. There is also evidence that conspicuous consumption is on the rise. This has led observers to conclude that income and wealth inequality in India has increased. Hard evidence on the extent of that increase is difficult to...
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35 of 46 who died of Covid-19 in Delhi between January 5-9 were not vaccinated
-IANS/ The New Indian Express The national capital so far has recorded a total of 70 Covid deaths in this month. NEW DELHI: As per the Delhi health department data, out of the total 46 deaths recorded between January 5 to 9 in the national capital, 11 people were vaccinated with both doses of vaccines against Covid-19. The national capital so far has recorded a total of 70 Covid deaths in this month....
More »India is waking up to the hidden benefits of natural farming -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Early adopters claim higher yields and low cultivation costs. But scientific validation is awaited Government can keep fertilizer subsidies in check. The fertilizer subsidy bill, driven by a spike in natural gas and other raw material prices, is set to touch a staggering ₹1.3 trillion in 2021-22 Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. Or so it happened to KV Homendra. At 23, he went for a degree in...
More »Crop Insurance: An Overview from Situation Assessment Surveys -Rakesh Kumar Mahato and Sanjukta Chakraborty
-Foundation of Agrarian Studies Crop loss is a common characteristic of agricultural households in rural India. Various factors cause crop losses such as the abnormal behaviour of monsoon, i.e. excessive rainfall or drought, cyclones, lightning, storm, diseases, insects, animals, and so on. Crop insurance acts as mechanism to cope with the problem of crop loss, specifically to reduce the impact of income loss for the agricultural households. This blog will draw a...
More »Are we overestimating the fiscal boost to the economy? -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times Gross domestic product (GDP) statistics are released at both current and constant prices. The latter discounts inflation (more on this later) from the base year of the current GDP series. Let’s assume it takes a tonne of steel to build half a kilometre of road. Let’s also assume steel costs ₹1,000 a tonne and there is a tax of 10% on steel. Now, if steel prices doubled in a year,...
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