-Livemint.com Experts say a government-sponsored pledge loan scheme could still help Maharashtra tide over the tur crisis and provide relief to farmers Could Maharashtra government and the Centre have mitigated Maharashtra’s tur (pigeon pea) crisis by facilitating and encouraging pledge loans? Yes, say farm sector experts, bankers, warehouse industry officials and former government officials. Pledge loans are loans secured by farmers from banks against their farm produce deposited at a warehouse. Timely government intervention...
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From plate to plough: An unfulfilled farm manifesto -Ashok Gulati & Siraj Hussain
-The Indian Express On agriculture, three years into the Modi government, while many steps have been taken to realise promises made in 2014, others have fallen by the wayside With the Modi government completing three years in office, it is time to assess its performance in various sectors. We focus here on agriculture. Without robust growth in agriculture, “sabka saath, sabka vikas” will remain an empty slogan. There are two ways to evaluate...
More »Chance of newborn survival: Somalia better off than India
-The Hindu India falls 11 places, holds 154th position in Global Burden of Disease rankings Newborns in India have a lesser chance of survival than babies born in Afghanistan and Somalia, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in the medical journal The Lancet. In the GBD rankings for healthcare access and Quality (HAQ), India has fallen 11 places, and now ranks 154 out of 195 countries. Further, India’s...
More »India ranks below Lanka, Bangladesh on healthcare index -Rupali Mukherjee & Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India continues to be one of the poor performers ranking at 154, much below China, Sri Lanka and even Bangladesh, in terms of Quality and accessibility of healthcare, according to the new Global Burden of Disease study published in the Lancet. The study points that despite the country's socio-economic development, India has failed to achieve in healthcare goals and the gap between the score and...
More »Visakhapatnam railway station cleanest, Darbhanga dirtiest, says survey
-PTI The New Delhi station was ranked at 39 among the busiest stations. New Delhi: The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday, the Jammu railway station occupied the third spot, while the New Delhi station was ranked at 39 among the busiest stations. The survey was...
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