-The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After facing subsequent delays, National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, will be finally rolled out in the state in six months. In a significant decision, the Cabinet on Thursday decided to issue new ration cards - which will see BPL/AAY cards replaced with priority category cards - by December. The Cabinet also cleared a proposal to rank ration card-holders at the state level to determine the priority...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 7724
Nashik farmer gets just 5 paise per kg for onions
-PTI Nashik: A farmer from Karanjgaon village in Nashik district has claimed to have got the rate of 5 paise per kg for onions, prompting him to dump his produce of 13 quintals in his field in protest, even as a trader blamed “poor quality” of bulb for the low price. Sudhakar Darade, WHO hails from Niphad taluka, said his onions got valued at Rs. 5 per quintal (100 kg) at Saikheda...
More »Maharashtra's Bizarre Address Rule Leaves Its Nomadic Tribes Out in the Cold -Varsha Torgalkar
-TheWire.in Members of nomadic and denotified tribes are required to produce address proof from 1961 to obtain a caste certificates, without which they cannot avail the benefits of government schemes. Chetan Ramchandra Pawar, 23, works as a labourer 125 kms away from Pune in the farms of Sansar village. That is, if he is lucky enough to get work. Pawar, WHO belongs to the Vadar community – a nomadic tribe – otherwise...
More »Priyanka Kishore, Lead Asia Economist at Oxford Economics, speaks to Sarika Malhotra (Business Today)
-Business Today Priyanka Kishore, Lead Asia Economist at Oxford Economics tells Business Today why India's GDP may well not be 7 per cent. Excerpts from an interview. * What were the reasons that prompted you to relook at India's growth numbers? India announced a revamped GDP series in early 2015, based on the requirements of the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA). The new method made substantial changes to both the estimation and...
More »Retail inflation might not fall much in kharif season -Sanjeeb Mukherjee & Indivjal Dhasmana
-Business Standard Recent trends indicate any such moderation would not be across the board or without riders: Experts New Delhi: Contrary to some perceptions, consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation might not ease sharply after kharif crops arrive in the markets. On the other hand, WHOlesale price index (WPI)-based inflation could see a rise, due to an increase in prices of commodities and metals. CPI inflation rose to 6.07 per cent in July, highest since...
More »
