-The Hindu Business Line It observed that world pulses trade grew from 13 ml t to 17 ml t over the past decade The global pulse market that reached a volume of 92 million tons in 2020 - following an annual growth of 3 per cent during the previous decade – is expected to increase by 22 ml t by 2030, says OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 released earlier this week. Almost half of...
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Santosh Gangwar oversaw mass transfers in EPFO hours before stepping down -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu Nearly 120 senior officers reshuffled just hours ahead of Cabinet expansion The day before PRIme Minister Narendra Modi rejigged the Union Ministerial Council, there was another major reshuffle under the administrative watch of an outgoing minister — in a statutory body tasked with managing lakhs of crores of rupees. Nearly 120 top officials in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) that oversees the retirement savings of India’s formal workforce, were transferred...
More »‘Saddened’ by Father Stan Swamy’s death: US -Sriram Lakshman
-The Hindu U.S. asks all governments to respect the role of human rights activists The Biden administration reacted to the death of Father Stan Swamy in custody in India and called on all governments to respect the role of human rights activists. “We are saddened by the death of Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit PRIest & tribal rights activist, who died in Indian custody under charges of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. We...
More »PMO Restricts MeitY From Revealing How PM CARES Got 'gov.in' Domain Name -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in With the PRIme Minister's Office insisting that the Fund is not a public authority, an application had sought information about how it received a domain name that was exclusively restricted to government websites. New Delhi: The PRIme Minister’s Office (PMO) recently restrained the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) from disclosing in response to an application filed under the Right to Information Act (RTI) as to how the PM CARES...
More »What procurement data tells us about India’s farm law opposition -Arjun Srinivas & howindialives.com
-Livemint.com Amid a bumper wheat crop, India’s farmers sold more wheat to the government than ever before. Government procurement has only grown in recent years, making farmers wary of any attempt to dial back the role of the state in the farm sector This rabi marketing season has seen the highest procurement of wheat by government agencies in history. At 43 million tonnes, this is 33% higher than the average for the...
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