-Scroll.in National Crime Records Bureau director Ish Kumar said that the data is under scrutiny and the report for 2016 is likely to be published later in June. The suicide of several farmers across India in the past month has put the spotlight on an issue that has plagued the country for several years. In May, at least six farmers committed suicide in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, reportedly for reasons that...
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Measuring Economic Development: Data points undergo changes in 4 yrs -Aanchal Magazine
-The Indian Express GDP growth rates for pre-2011-12 years, making it impossible to compare the new growth data with the growth during the UPA years. New Delhi: From a new gross domestic product (GDP) series to a revised Index of Industrial Production and inflation indices, alongside fresh interventions including payroll reporting based on EPFO data, statistical measurement tools to gauge economic development underwent some change over the past four years. In the...
More »Explained: What is the Swaminathan Commission report and what are its recommendations?
-MoneyControl.com The main aim of the commission was to come up with a system for sustainability in farming system and make it more profitable and cost competitive in farm commodities Farmers belonging to Madhya Pradesh began a 10-day strike on June 1 to seek better Minimum Support Price (MSP), a waiver for farm loans, higher compensation for damaged crops and full implementation of the MS Swaminathan report. Earlier this year, lakhs of farmers...
More »Jharkhand: No food at home, woman died; govt says she had money in bank -Prashant Pandey
-The Indian Express Officials said Devi was suffering from parenchymal haematoma, or bleeding inside the brain, for which she was treated at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi. Further, they said, her bank account had Rs 2,375. Mangargaddi (Giridih): THE JHARKHAND government has cited medical and bank records to deny Reports that the death of a woman in Giridih last week was due to starvation. But her family maintains...
More »Punjab chink in farmer unity
-The Telegraph Ludhiana: Six peasant bodies in Punjab on Monday said they would walk out of the ongoing 10-day farmers' strike across several states following Reports about minor clashes between some protesters and milkmen over the past two days. The associations said they would discontinue their participation in the June 1-10 agitation from Wednesday onwards to avoid dispute. "The protests have been peaceful so far. In several places farmers set up shops to...
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