-Livemint.com Unless economic misery is alleviated soon, the Narendra Modi-led BJP may have to face angry voters in 2019 general elections New Delhi: A year back, there seemed to be no stopping Narendra Modi. After a landslide victory in the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seemed to have acquired an aura of invincibility. But that aura has diminished somewhat over the past few months as anti-incumbency has grown....
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Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end -Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
-Down to Earth The initiative will be launched in nine districts in a phased manner over a period of five years * This is the first of its kind as no state in India has ever millets into public distribution system, mid-day meal scheme and the Integrated Child Development Services together. * In PDS, ragi will be handed over to beneficiaries based on availability and preference initially in the tribal areas In order...
More »Agriculture 2022: will the dream come true? -Siraj Hussain
-Livemint.com The strategy for doubling farmer incomes will differ from state to state, and from one region to another even within a state After two consecutive years of drought, in 2014-15 and 2015-16, farmers of many crops were hit by low market prices in several states in 2016-17. In view of widespread discontent, there is a sense of urgency about addressing their issues. Therefore, the conference organized by the ministry of agriculture...
More »Stemming the tide of agrarian distress -Seema Bathla & Ravi Kiran
-The Hindu Rather than just increased budgetary outlays, farmers need plans that will rescue them from crop failure Similar to the last two Budgets, this year’s pro-agriculture intentions are palpable through increased outlays to the agricultural sector and initiation of various programmes. They seem impressive, but closer scrutiny shows that the measures may be of little help to stem the tide of agrarian distress. There are some real challenges confronting three...
More »Job Growth Plummets, Says New Govt. Report -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Manufacturing sector loses 87,000 jobs in Apr-Jul 2017. The latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) Report released by the govt.’s Labour Bureau reveals that just 64,000 jobs were added in eight selected sectors during April-July 2017 down by 65% compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the base level estimate of total employment of 205.22 lakh as on 1 April 2016, the Indian economy has added 4.8 lakh jobs in 15...
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