-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Punjab has been exporting its underground water (to the rest of India) in the form of rice. This strong statement has come from one of Punjab's respected economists R S Ghuman in his study titled 'Water Use Scenario in Punjab beyond the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal'. The study was published in 'Economic & Political Weekly' journal in its January edition and some of its observations are crucial at...
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Indebtedness among Farmers and Agricultural Labourers in Rural Punjab -Gian Singh, Anupama, Gurinder Kaur, Rupinder Kaur & Sukhvir Kaur
-Economic and Political Weekly Gian Singh (giansingh88@yahoo.com), Anupama (anupamauppal@yahoo. com) and Rupinder Kaur (rupinderkaur0076@gmail.com) teach economics at Punjabi University, Patiala; Gurinder Kaur (gurinder2005@yahoo.co.in) and Sukhvir Kaur (drsukhvir.sk@gmail.com) teach economics at Dashmesh Khalsa College, Zirakpur. The paper examines various hitherto unexplored aspects of indebtedness among farmers and agricultural Labour households in rural Punjab. It analyses the extent and distribution of indebtedness among farmers and agricultural Labourers, their sources of debt and the per...
More »Plan to allow larger firms to shut shop sans govt. nod -Somesh Jha
-The Hindu Labour Ministry to discuss revised guidelines at GoM The Labour Ministry has proposed that factories with up to 500 workers be allowed to lay off workers or shut shop without seeking government permission, in a bid to give firms flexibility in hiring and firing employees. The Ministry is set to discuss the proposed Labour Code on Industrial Relations at the next meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM), scheduled for March...
More »Whistleblower says not protected: Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply
-PTI The court issued notice to the Ministry of Labour and the Chief Labour Commissioner and sought their reply by May 9. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre and the Chief Labour Commissioner on a plea by a Labour enforcement officer claiming he was not protected despite being a whistleblower. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the government to place on record whether it carried out...
More »Clean Ganga project hurts livelihoods, divides communities -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express Suspension of work during festivals to ensure a cleaner Ganga and cow vigilantism, which has led to closure of several abattoirs and brought raw hide supply to half, have made things worse. Kanpur: The Namami Ganga Project has hurt leather workshop owner Aqueel Ahmed, 27. His earnings have dwindled with the crackdown on factories polluting the river in Kanpur’s Jajmau area. A kilometre away, priest Ramesh Prasad Tiwari,...
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