-The Indian Express The draft law was submitted by the IMA to the Ministry in 2017 — it had demanded a central law for the protection of doctors, and has raised it again in the wake of the NRS Medical College and Hospital incident in Kolkata. New Delhi: Last Saturday, when he wrote to Chief Ministers asking them to frame laws for protection of medical professionals, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh...
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Two years after Mandsaur police firings, victims' kin say still waiting for justice -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express The BJP, now in the opposition, has accused the Congress of “milking” the Mandsaur case for political gains. Bhopal: Two years after the death of five protesters in two incidents of police firing near Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, family members of the victims have said they are still waiting for justice. The death toll would later rise to six after one protester succumbed to injuries allegedly suffered in police custody. The...
More »Cyclone Fani: Initial estimate pegs crop damage at Rs. 150 crore -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu 35 lakh poultry birds killed in Odisha The initial estimate of Cyclone Fani’s damage to standing crops in Odisha has been pegged at Rs. 150 crore, but the State Agriculture Department warns that the destruction of storage facilities and harvested crops stored in the open could further spike those losses. Low insurance penetration could also exacerbate farmers’ losses, especially in the poultry sector. “Because of the advance warning, it was possible to...
More »PMFBY: Farmers Quitting Scheme But Premium Collection Rises -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Latest data shows that insurance companies have pocketed over Rs. 10,000 crore surplus in two years. The number of farmers enrolled in the Modi government’s flagship crop insurance scheme (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana or PMFBY) dipped further to 343 lakh in kharif (summer) crop season of 2018-19 year, according to latest information revealed at the annual Kharif Conference organised by the Agriculture Ministry in Delhi on April 25-26. When the...
More »No Out Of Court Settlement, PepsiCo Must Withdraw Case Against Farmers: AIKS - Sumedha Pal
-Newsclick.in Even as a strong campaign against PepsiCo products began in India, the corporate giant said it might withdraw the case if farmers were willing to sign an agreement for buying the registered variety of FC-5 potato seeds. New Delhi: The legal tussle between multinational giant PepsiCo and potato farmers in India has intensified. In a court hearing in Ahmedabad on April 26, the company has gone ahead to suggest an...
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