-Scroll.in Complex livestock production systems in countries like India safeguard entire economies, societies and ecosystems. Amid growing calls to “reboot food” and shift to plant-based and lab-grown diets, world leaders failed to address the climate and livestock debate at COP27 – the United Nations 27th Climate Conference held in Egypt from November 6-20. Drawing from the report “Are livestock always bad for the planet?”, published by the Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience or PASTRES...
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Still a nightmare for domestic violence survivors -Philippa Williams, Swarna Rajagopalan, Girija Godbole and Ruchira Goswami
-The Hindu While sharing experiences of violence was a powerful step for women, accessing services and support often resulted in uncertainty, fear and disappointment Just ahead of the International Day for Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women (November 25), the brutal murder and mutilation of a young woman by her pARTner has drawn attention to intimate pARTner violence, also recognised under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005...
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-The Hindu Business Line Policy deficit. The widening trade deficit with China points to a weakness in India’s industrial growth path It was headline news when Chinese customs statistics at the end of September 2022 indicated that for a second calendar year, India’s trade with China would settle at well above $100 billion. That was only pARTly because of the positive implications of burgeoning trade between the two countries that only two...
More »RBI reluctant to hand out NBFC licence to fintechs -Hamsini KARThik
-The Hindu Business Line PhonePe - ZestMoney deal to set precedence for fintechs to explore backdoor entry into the lending business Despite three months of engagement and continued discussions with the banking regulator, fintechs may not have cracked the code yet to operate as non-bank lenders. Highly placed sources say the Reserve Bank of India is reluctant to issue non-bank finance company or NBFC licences to fintechs. PhonePe, Razorpay, BharatPe, Khatabook, OkCredit and...
More »Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy -Sobhana K Nair
-The Hindu Poorer States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar haven’t been able to use the scheme optimally to alleviate poverty, while economically better-off States like Kerala use it as an asset creation tool, say officials The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, especially to assess the programme’s efficacy as a poverty alleviation tool. The committee, headed by former...
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