-The Hindu Business Line The Rangarajan panel has added to the confusion. Let's have one final committee to set things right There is constant confusion in India over BPL (below poverty line) figures proffered by different agencies. The latest is the debate over the Rangarajan Committee's estimates, as against the assessment of the Tendulkar Committee. The difference in their estimates is due to variation in the parameters adopted. In other words, the definition...

-Outlook India The Sahariyas could be staring at an abyss if the Vasundhararaje govt stops free ration Till last month, the Sahariyas were being provided 35 kg wheat free of cost. It was one major step which ensured that no household went without food for days. The new Rajasthan Government has decided to do away with all free supply of ration. The Sahariyas too will have to pay Rs 2 per kg...

-The Hindustan Times Kendrapara (Odisha): Fresh rains compounded the woes of northern Odisha's flood-hit residents on Saturday, though water receded in several rivers that had burst their banks. The deluge has put over 2.8 million people in the state at risk and destroyed crops on 260,000 hectares of land. At least 38 people have been killed so far. Sabitri Swain, from Ratanpur village in Kendrapara district, said she spends the night in a...

-Down to Earth NDA-ruled Centre tells Uttarakhand to computerise Public Distribution System first; Congress-ruled state cries foul The Central government has told Uttarakhand government that allocation of food grains to it under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be considered only on successful completion of computerisation of the state's public distribution system (PDS) and satisfactory arrangements for delivery of food grains at the doorsteps of beneficiaries. The letter dated August 4, a...

-Live Mint The return on cows and buffaloes, like that of many stocks traded on Wall Street, is positive in some years and negative in others This is one piece of news that would please Dinanath Batra and his cow-loving fans: Recent research by a team of economists show that rural Indians investing in cows and buffaloes may be acting quite rationally, overturning earlier research by another set of economists which showed...