-TheWire.in A Minimum Income Guarantee would not just cushion exogenous shocks, but would arrest the process of vulnerability begetting vulnerability. While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, there has Been a decline in general purchasing power amidst inflation. The provisional Consumer Food Price Index (combined for rural and urban) for September 2022 is pegged at 8.6%, a huge increase from 0.68% for September 2021. The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)...
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GM Mustard: Doctors demand ban on crops, uprooting of trial plantations -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth Over 100 doctors across India submit letter to PM Modi warning of health concerns Doctors across India have come together to express their concern against the plantation of genetically modified (GM) mustard crops, which recently received the Centre’s go-ahead for its environmental clearance. A letter has Been submitted by 111 doctors across various fields to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding immediate uprooting of the trial plantations of the genetically modified...
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-The Hindu Business Line Players said they have begun witnessing good demand for winter products Apparel and footwear companies said they are closely monitoring inflationary trends with some even looking at rolling back price hikes on existing range or upcoming season offerings, especially at the mass-end. Players also said they have begun witnessing strong demand for winter season-related products. This comes at a time when there has Been some softening in raw material...
More »SC asks RBI to provide quorum details of its Central Board meeting that recommended demonetisation - Srishti Ojha
-India Today Attorney General of India R Venkataramani informed the Apex court that nothing was being hidden and the information, if asked by the court, would be provided. The Supreme Court on Monday inquired into the number of members present in the RBI’s Central Board meeting that decided to make the recommendation regarding the demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee currency notes in 2016. A 5-judge Constitution Bench orally asked counsel for the...
More »Slow wheel: Editorial on the complicated bail process of undertrial prisoners
-The Telegraph It has Been estimated that 76% of all prisoners in India — 371,848 in absolute numbers — are undertrials Days after the Indian president, Droupadi Murmu, highlighted the plight of poor and tribal undertrials languishing in jails for petty crimes despite getting bail, the Supreme Court has sought details of such prisoners for formulating a national scheme for their release. This is timely. It has Been estimated that 76% of...
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