-TheLeaflet.in Explaining the predicament of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) when opting for payment claims under the MSME Development Act, 2006, VIVEK SHARMA writes about why, in practice, the statutory compound interest enshrined in the law is rarely executed, and offers suggestions to bolster the law and SECure the interests of MSMEs in this regard. MICRO, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play a significant role in India’s GDP and export story....
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Why ‘excess mortality’ figures for Covid must be calculated -Chinmay Tumbe
-The Indian Express They will not only help capture the true scale of the tragedy, but will also help in planning better for the next waves of the pandemic. In his memoirs, the writer Suryakant Tripathi (1896-1961), better known as Nirala, described the river Ganga as “swollen with dead bodies” when the deadly SECond wave of the influenza pandemic struck India in 1918. The pandemic was a deeply traumatic experience for him,...
More »Provide ration, meals to migrants, Supreme Court tells states -Abraham Thomas
-Hindustan Times The directives were, in effect, an extension to all states of the instructions given by the top court to the National Capital Region states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for migrants stranded in and around NCR. The Supreme Court on Monday told states that stranded migrants across the country must be given free dry ration and cooked food through community kitchens, in directions that sought to reduce the problems...
More »Lack of Political Will, Not Grains, Is Why We Do Not Have Universal PDS -Shambhavi Sharma and Sourya Majumder
-TheWire.in Can the Union government exercise its sovereignty in extending food subsidies to states during a historic crisis despite an enlarged fiscal deficit? Some states have started responding to the Supreme Court’s directions on ensuring food SECurity, cash transfers and transportation for migrant workers. It is time the Union government steps up. In a suo moto hearing on May 13, the Supreme Court observed that migrant workers have once again been left in...
More »Under Modi govt, civil servants have lost initiative and drive. India is paying the price -Samir Singh Chandel
-ThePrint.in In various state govts, the office of district magistrate has been reduced to a glorified post office that receives instructions from various govt departments. Not so long ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ridiculed India’s civil servants in Parliament when he questioned whether the government should be run by ‘babus’, a euphemism for bureaucrats. It is ironic to see the PM now, addressing the very same ‘babus’, the district magistrates of...
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