-TheWire.in A Minimum Income Guarantee would not just cushion exogenous shocks, but would arrest the process of vulnerability begetting vulnerability. While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, there has been a decline in general purchasing power amidst inflation. The provisional Consumer Food Price Index (combined for rural and urban) for September 2022 is pegged at 8.6%, a huge increase from 0.68% for September 2021. The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)...
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GM Mustard: Doctors demand ban on crops, uprooting of trial PLAntations -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth Over 100 doctors across India submit letter to PM Modi warning of health concerns Doctors across India have come together to express their concern against the PLAntation of genetically modified (GM) mustard crops, which recently received the Centre’s go-ahead for its environmental clearance. A letter has been submitted by 111 doctors across various fields to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding immediate uprooting of the trial PLAntations of the genetically modified...
More »Apparel, footwear companies monitoring inflationary trends, some may roll back price hikes
-The Hindu Business Line PLAyers said they have begun witnessing good demand for winter products Apparel and footwear companies said they are closely monitoring inflationary trends with some even looking at rolling back price hikes on existing range or upcoming season offerings, especially at the mass-end. PLAyers also said they have begun witnessing strong demand for winter season-related products. This comes at a time when there has been some softening in raw material...
More »Need to make agri credit system equitable -Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary
-The Tribune The agency-wise share indicates that agricultural credit dispensation in the country is heavily dependent on commercial banks and points towards the poor credit delivery capability of cooperative banks and regional rural banks. THE availability of finance is a key driver of progress in any sector. In the case of agriculture, access to adequate credit assumes vital significance since most of the agriculturists are small or marginal farmers. It has been...
More »Sparrows are coming back to Delhi finally. A new forest is now their safe haven -Krishan Murari
-ThePrint.in By next year, sparrows counting will be conducted to establish the impact of conservation efforts. It shows that these grassroots efforts can have an impact. A group of tourists enters the thick 42-acre Garhi Mandu city forest, not too far from the Delhi Vidhan Sabha. They tiptoe on raised walking PLAtforms in hushed silence, squinting at the tree tops for a glimpse of the most endangered species of India’s capital. The...
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