-The Hindu Business Line Red flags about some inconsistencies and the resulting legal inefficacy of normative provisions of the Act Former Union Agriculture Minister and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar met PRIme Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday to raise his apprehensions about the formation of Cooperation Ministry and the amendments in Banking Regulation Act. Pawar urged Modi to ensure that the co-operative PRInciples laid down in the Constitution should not be sacrificed at...
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Kharif sowing slips on deficient monsoon
-The Hindu Business Line Total area down 11.5 per cent; coarse cereals, oilseeds planting drops 20% With the south-west monsoon being seven per cent below normal till Friday, sowing of kharif crops continues to be affected. Data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmerss Welfare show that sowing lost its momentum further in terms of percentage. Data showed that a total of 612 lakh hectares (lh) had been covered till date compared...
More »How did low-income women fare during the pandemic? -Gaurav Gupta
-IndiaTogether.org A survey of nearly 15,000 women in the aftermath of the pandemic-induced lockdown last year reveals specific ways in which women are particularly vulnerable to risks. This could provide valuable input for new interventions, writes Gaurav Gupta. After India's first nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 a flurry of important, rapid research was conducted by multiple PRIvate, public, and social sector organisations to understand the effects of the pandemic....
More »Odisha seeks 95% vaccine allocation for State, 5% to PRIvate hospitals -Satyasundar Barik
-The Hindu Uptake from 25% allocation to PRIvate hospitals is less because of their low presence, CM tells PM Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded an increase in the allocation of vaccines for the State to 95%, and a reduction in the share available to PRIvate hospitals to 5%, in order to speed up the COVID-19 inoculation drive in Odisha. In a meeting with PRIme Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah...
More »India’s water is being exported as agri-exports; is there a solution -KAS Mani
-Down to Earth It is critical for us to adopt the circular water management model of treating and rejuvenating wastewater at source, along with efficient water management strategies to reduce water demand India’s agricultural exports registered a growth of 17.34 per cent, garnering $41.25 billion in foreign exchange for 2020-21 despite the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In rupee terms, this is equivalent to Rs 3.05 lakh crore. For a government faced...
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