-CaravanMagazine.in In the cover story of The Caravan’s March 2021 issue, “Mandi, Market and Modi,” Hartosh Singh Bal reported about the Indian government’s efforts to remake India’s agricultural economy for large private players. In the following excerpt from the story, Bal traces the infrastructure that the Adani group have already built to store, Transport and market agricultural produce. There has been considerable conversation around what the entry of private buyers in procurement...
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Second surge puts children, younger adults at high risk, say experts -Bindu Shajan Perappadan
-The Hindu Multiple super spreader events happening in schools, colleges, offices, public Transport. The second surge of COVID-19 puts children and younger adults at high risk with the situation being very grim especially in rural and tribal areas which were spared in the first wave, warn experts even as the country has been witnessing a steady rise in cases and with the government on Thursday opening up vaccination to all persons 45...
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-The Hindu Wildlife Board denotifies Galathea bay sanctuary to build port, trade zone. In what appears to a re-run of recent developments in Little Andaman Island (A bullet through an island’s heart, The Hindu, February 1), more than 150 sq. km. of land is being made available for Phase I of a NITI Aayog-piloted ‘holistic’ and ‘sustainable’ vision for Great Nicobar Island, the southernmost in the Andaman and Nicobar group. This amounts...
More »Bharat Bandh on Feb 26: Commercial markets to remain shut tomorrow -Poulomi Ghosh
-Hindustan Times As a Transporter body has supported the strike on the issue of fuel price hike, E-way bill rules, 40 lakh trucks will remain off the road on Friday. Traders' body The Confederation of All India Traders have called for a Bharat Bandh on Friday protesting against the rising fuel prices, Goods and Services Tax, E-Bill etc. All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) has extended support to the call for Bharat...
More »India Inc gears up to go back to office -Goutam Das
-Livemint.com * Companies are slowly and tentatively shifting from WFH to WFO. What are the plans and pain points? * There’s apprehension about using public Transport. Refurbishing office ventilation systems is a challenge. Whether offices would go back to 100% strength is an open question NEW DELHI: Paul Dupuis wore a blue suit, his lucky tie, brown shoes, a black mask and a cycling helmet before he hopped onto a vintage Indian bicycle....
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