-The Pioneer Industrial states want to import coal to make up for the shortfall Summer temperatures are soaring and so is the power demand. Some States have already scheduled planned outages. And we are now told that the power companies face shortage of coal. Industrial states want to import coal to make up for the shortfall. That is a costly proposition beyond the reach of smaller states. Is there a coal crisis?...

-Newslaundry.com Channels like Aaj Tak and ABP suggested the role of ‘Bangladeshi or Rohingya Muslims’ in the communal violence on April 16. “Modi, may you live long,” said Afsana, beating her chest and gritting her teeth. “You have now turned us into Bangladeshis.” Afsana, a vegetable vendor, is angry and disappointed. Decades ago, her parents migrated to Delhi from Kolkata, settling in Sunder Nagri in Northeast Delhi, hoping to make a living. They...

-Livemint.com A revision in nutrient-based subsidy rates is crucial to sustain credit profiles of fertiliser makers, Crisil said New Delhi: The central government’s fertilizer subsidy outgo could touch an all-time high of ₹1.65 trillion in FY23, against the budgeted ₹1.05 trillion, due to an unprecedented rise in the cost of raw materials and prices of fertilizers globally, rating agency Crisil said on Thursday. A revision in nutrient-based subsidy rates is crucial to sustain...

-Down to Earth States accuse the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops   Agricultural experts have warned that an unusually hot March and April this year may cause damage to summer crops, which are grown in the Indian subcontinent between ‘Rabi’ (winter) and ‘Kharif’ (monsoon) crops. States have also accused the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops...

-The Telegraph Members suggest the flare-up in an area not known for communal unrest should be seen in conjunction with a series of earlier events New Delhi: A fact-finding delegation of three Left parties has concluded that Saturday’s clashes at Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi were the fallout of an agenda by some alleged Sangh parivar affiliates to use religious festivals to foment communal strife. The delegation from the CPM, CPIML and the Forward...