'Food subsidy is a massive burden…if so much is spent on subsidies, what is left for development?' agriculture minister Sharad Pawar recently asked. It is a legitimate question that is on the minds of many but seldom gets asked for fear of appearing callous. Are we prematurely trying to be a welfare State? In the developed world, safety nets like food stamps are regarded as humanitarian obligations toward the poor....
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Shield for vendors on Delhi plate by Sobhana K
For some people, life is all about a fried hollow globe with a thumb-jabbed hole in the middle. Hot, sour, sweetened or served in dahi (curd), phuchkas are a part of growing up. Unfortunately, the men who sell the phuchkas don’t know where the next jab will come from. Their thumb, or the sudden snatch of officials. Reason: there’s no law to protect them from harassment for selling their stuff on streets. But things...
More »Cotton farmers continue to suffer by Suhas Vyas
-The Times of India There seems to be no end in sight to the plight of farmers as Nafed, have not yet started procurement of the produce despite the season beginning almost a month back. CCI had earlier announced that it would enter the cotton trading but changed its stand later saying that it may begin purchases as per the open market trend. This has upset cotton growers. Lack of agreement between...
More »HC gives govt 3 weeks to notify rules under RTE
-The Times of India The Delhi high court directed the state government on Wednesday to notify rules to provide free and compulsory education to children under the Right to Education Act (RTE) within three weeks. A bench, comprising acting chief justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, asked the government to notify the rules under Section 38 of RTE Act. The direction came on the PIL filed by social jurist,...
More »Two BJP leaders under CBI scanner in Shehla Masood murder case
-PTI CBI is probing the role of two senior BJP politicians in the mysterious death of RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal and a new team of the agency is camping there to further investigate the matter. Sources in the agency said the probe is being looked into by a new team after the Bhopal unit could not make any headway in the case. The sources said names of two senior BJP leaders...
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