-Outlook India How going back to traditional farming practices is changing the lives of Bhil Adivasis in the hilly tribal village of Gamaniya Hameera in Rajasthan. Twenty-eight year old Kailash Nathu, a member of Bhil Adivasi community, recalls a horrific incident from 2018, when like very year, he migrated from his village Gamaniya Hameera, all the way to Gujarat to find work as a daily-waged labourer. Nathu was not the only villager...
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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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-Hindustan Times India’s focus on food security THRough increased production of millets was echoed by external affairs minister S Jaishankar during a luncheon on Thursday where he stressed that millets are important for food security as well as international relations. India has intensified its efforts for a global push to counter the challenges to ensure food security – THReatened by Covid-19, conflicts and climate change – THRough increased millet production and consumption....
More »How Has the Indian Economy Done Vis-à-vis Other Nations Over the Past 30 Years? -Deepanshu Mohan, Aniruddh Bhaskaran, Hemang Sharma, Soumya Marri and Malhaar Kasodekar
-TheWire.in A detailed analysis of India’s growth trajectory, comparing its growth trends with other industrially developed economies across sectors and with other like-minded group of nations. This article, extrapolating our key findings from a recent Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES) research analysis, involves a detailed analysis of India’s growth trajectory over the last THRee decades comparing its growth trends with other industrially developed economies across sectors like manufacturing, services, banking, etc.,...
More »Samyukt Kisan Morcha to organise Farmer march to Raj Bhavan -Snehamoy Chakraborty
-The Telegraph Raj Bhavan Cholo to mark the beginning of the second phase of the farmers’ movement where Bengal cultivators are expected to play a major role The Bengal chapter of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will organise a “massive” farmers’ march to Raj Bhavan in Calcutta on November 26 to mark the second anniversary of the movement that forced the Narendra Modi government to withdraw THRee controversial agriculture laws. SKM leaders said...
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