-Newsclick.in The PM’s claim that greater cash use is associated with less transparency and hence a larger Black economy is baseless, as is his assertion that cash use in India has fallen. On the fourth anniversary of demonetisation (November 8), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that it succeeded in curbing Black money. He probably believes he can get away with making this claim because of the passage of time. But most...
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Rajasthan govt. to bring bill against Centre’s farm laws, says Ashok Gehlot
-PTI/ The Hindu In the meeting of the State council of Ministers held at the Chief Minister’s residence, the effects of Centre’s three new laws on the farmers were discussed Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said his government will bring a bill against the Centre’s farm laws on the lines of Punjab. The Chief Minister announced this on Twitter, hours after the Punjab assembly unanimously passed four bills and adopted a...
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-The Hindu First State to formally reject Centre’s 3 farm legislations Punjab on Tuesday became the first State in the country to formally reject theCentral government’s three agriculture sector legislations, with its Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passing three Bills to negate the Union laws. The Assembly passed a resolution rejecting the Central legislations and the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill and demanding their immediate annulment. It also sought an ordinance to protect the...
More »In Dumka’s remote areas, mohalla schools for students -Abhishek Angad
-The Indian Express With social distancing, masks, loudspeakers, Blackboards, and a few volunteers, teachers in various Dumka villages have ensured that their students' studies do not suffer using these 'mohalla classes'. Every morning, Shailen Tudu (12) sits by his house near a painted Blackboard and solves the maths problems he is given using a chalk. His principal Sapan Kumar stands at a little distance to oversee his work, and issues instructions using...
More »Stories of distress from small borrowers -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * Across India, women borrowers are finding it tough to repay small loans. The next few months will be critical * Unless there is a sharp recovery, MFIs and banks (with micro-loan portfolios) will have to restructure or write off loans though the situation will not be clear until November NEW DELHI: Sarama Koyal does not have a roof over her head. After the Amphan super cyclone ravaged her home in South...
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