-Livemint.com * The Centre has no money for a stimulus package. Only the states can find a way to get India out of the slowdown * States, taken collectively, are the only hope. Despite loan waivers, they are in a better poSITion to boost public spending. But that would require coordinated work between the Centre?and the states NEW DELHI: On 1 February, finance minister Nirmala SITharaman will present an important Union budget. The...
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Bengaluru Police demolishes makeshift houses of migrants as CAA-NRC debate rages on -Nolan Pinto
-IndiaToday.in According to sources, a police notice was sent to the owner of the SITe on January 11. The notice stated that in survey no. 35/2 in Kariyammana Agrahara near Bellandur Lake, there were illegal sheds and possible Bangladeshis present. Bengaluru: Lalitha hails from Raichur and Karanna from Koppal in Karnataka. They stand in front of us showing their Aadhaar Cards demanding to know why their makeshift homes have been demolished by...
More »Usharmukti project: A confluence of institutions for rejuvenating rivers -Ashwini Kulkarni
-IdeasforIndia.in Usharmukti, a project of the Government of West Bengal, is being carried out in collaboration with civil society organisations in the western part of the state, to carry out watershed activities under MNREGA to conserve soil and water. In this note, Ashwini Kulkarni describes the main idea behind and working of the innovative project from her viSIT to the project area. When a farmer says that with potato in Rabi season...
More »Locust attack in R'sthan worries farmers in state -Aakanksha N Bhardwaj
-The Tribune Miscreants spread rumours on social media that it will hit Punjab too Jalandhar: As swarms of locusts have descended in Rajasthan and attacked crops, farmers in Punjab are tensed that their crops would also be damaged if they reach the state. Agriculture Department officials said today that the SITuation in that state was leading to rumours in Punjab, which were being spread through social media. Hence, the department had appealed to...
More »Price turnaround: These farmers aren't crying -Gopal B Kateshiya
-The Indian Express Food inflation isn’t a bad thing, at least for onion growers. Rajkot/ Bhavagar (Gujarat): AS THE winter sun turns red on the western horizon, Kishor Ranpariya and Haresh Saipariya discuss the overall crop SITuation and wholesale price trends. The former has just returned after selling 63.51 quintals of onion at the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) mandi in Rajkot, about 25 km from his home in Rataiya village in...
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