The basis of the Bill is not at all on the intervention of the Centre in any of the states. This was one section and even by this one section being there The National Advisory Council, led by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has dropped a controversial section in a draft legislation on communal violence that opponents have interpreted as placing too much authority on the federal government. “The basis of the Bill...
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NAC to finalise food security bill draft today by Smita Gupta
It will also discuss Communal Violence Bill and condition of endangered Jarawa tribals BJP and other right wing groups are against the use of word ‘minority' in Communal Violence Bill The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) hopes to finalise its Working Group's draft of the food security bill, take the discussion on its Communal Violence (CV) Bill draft further and hold a discussion on the plight of Jarawas in the Andaman...
More »Suresh Tendulkar, eminent economist, passes away by Ashok Dasgupta
He played a significant role in framing economic policy He estimated that every third Indian is living in poverty Did extensive work on credit and privatisation policies With the demise of Suresh Tendulkar at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest in Pune on Tuesday, the country has lost yet another eminent economist who played a significant part in moulding the government's economic policy making. A Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and...
More »The New Geopolitics of Food by Lester R Brown
From the Middle East to Madagascar, high prices are spawning land grabs and ousting dictators. Welcome to the 21st-century food wars. In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it means the difference between a $2 loaf of bread and a loaf costing maybe $2.10. If, however, you live in New Delhi, those skyrocketing costs really matter: A doubling in...
More »Centre seeks States' views on food security bill by K Balchand
Gearing for the challenge of implementing the proposed food security bill, Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas has decided to hold a conference of Chief Ministers to seek their views and cooperation. Mr. Thomas toldThe Hindu that he had made a presentation of the proposed Bill to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh...
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