-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government should reduce coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to 40% of the population from 67% and defer implementation of the scheme in states which have not complied with the rollout conditions, a panel appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended. The panel headed by former food minister Shanta Kumar submitted the report to the PM on Wednesday. Reforming the subsidy regime...
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PM to launch ‘Beti Bachao’ with a bang on January 22 -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: After Swachh Bharat and Make In India, the Modi government's big bang flagship scheme will be "Beti bachao, beti padhao'' that will bring much needed attention to the country's low child sex ratio. The scheme will be launched by PM Narendra Modi on January 22 and will focus on a multi-sectoral approach to tackling the problem of the vanishing girl child. A toilet in every girl's...
More »Slowdown in China, cotton glut may deal Indian farmers a hard knock -Zia Haq and Gaurav Choudhury
-The Hindustan Times India is likely to face a cotton glut this year. The surplus, however, will be of little comfort to suicide-prone and highly indebted farmers, who stare at a sharp drop in earnings - prices are already down 14% compared with last year. The crisis has to do with a slowdown in China, which is forecast to slash by half the amount of cotton it will import this year, most...
More »India bright spot in global economy; caste bias a concern: World Bank
-PTI GANDHINAGAR (Gujarat): World Bank on Sunday said India can grow at 6.4 per cent in 2015 and accelerate further next year, but cautioned that an enduring "bias" on the basis of caste and other factors can impede prosperity. The government, however, is well aware of this issue and the World Bank sees India as "a bright spot in an otherwise mediocre global economic outlook," the multilateral lending agency's president Jim Yong...
More »Guidelines for slum clusters redevelopment in a week
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The Union Government along with the Delhi Government will come out with guidelines in a week to improve the living conditions of residents of Delhi's JJ clusters, a statement from the Ministry of Urban Development said. All 685 such clusters will be taken up for redevelopment in the next five years, Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu, said, adding that Delhi needs to be made...
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