-The Times of India MUMBAI: Embattled RBI governor Urjit Patel’s predecessor Raghuram Rajan has come out in support of professionals leading the central bank, stating the regulator’s board should only ensure governance, not intervene in operational decisions. “The RBI’s board is not an operational board. It is not led by professional supervisors or central bankers. These are all people from different walks of life whose main role is to play the wise...
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Jean Dreze -- development economist -- interviewed by Jipson John and Jitheesh PM (Frontline.in)
-Frontline.inJean Dreze is a well-known Indian economist working in the field of "development economics". Born in Belgium, he studied mathematical economics at the University of Essex and completed his PhD from the Indian Statistical Institute (New Delhi) in 1982.He has taught at the London School of Economics and the Delhi School of Economics and is currently visiting professor at Ranchi University as well as honorary professor at the Delhi School...
More »Farmers' loan waiver in Maharashtra: Only 50% farmers benefit -Shruti Ganapatye
-Mumbai Mirror The Maharashtra government’s claims about the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana (CSMSSY), a farmers’ loan waiver scheme, have fallen flat as only around half the money – Rs 16,498 crore – has been disbursed to 39.78 lakh farmers out of the state’s 80 lakh farmers. In June 2017, the Devendra Fadnavis government had announced Rs 34,000 crore for 80 lakh farmers. However, the latest data released by the...
More »Crop burning: New machines don't solve, but add to menace -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop Hamir Singh, 53, who holds a 14-acre farm in Kalajhar village in Sangrur district of Punjab, had decided to toe the line, but didn’t work for him. He followed the ban on crop residue burning and tried using new technology like the rotavator, which has rotating blades that chop the straw...
More »The spirit of mahua -Diya Kohli
-Livemint.com The production of ‘mahua’ is finally entering the formal economy as new initiatives seek to upscale this indigenous drink, selling it across the country and even the globe It is a cloudy morning in Nangur village in Bastar district, Chattisgarh. It is a settlement of a little over 400 families, considered fairly large in these parts. We make a bumpy journey down a narrow, unpaved road intermittently shaded by sargi (sal)...
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