-IndiaToday.in The Union Government is likely to introduce a bill by which digital media in the country will be regulated. The Centre is likely to bring legislation by which digital media in the country will be regulated and could face action for "violations" under the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, sources said. The bill, if passed, will replace the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which regulates newspapers and printing presses...
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The debate around the Forest Conservation Rules -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu * What are the Forest Conservation Rules and how will it affect forest dwellers and tribals? What is the government’s position on the updated rules? The story so far: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be...
More »Review: RBI paper highlights the risk in the Finances of 10 States -Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
-Factly.in The RBI recently published an article State finances and the Risk Analysis. The article aims to look at the fiscal vulnerability of Indian States & emphasises on ten heavily debt-burdened states in India based on the debt-GSDP ratio in 2020-21. These ten states also account for around half of the total expenditure by all state governments in India. Here is a review. Effective and efficient public finance management is said to...
More »As farm debt drives Punjab farmers to suicide, loan waiver demand set to gain momentum -Vikas Vasudeva
-The Hindu Farmer outfits in Punjab say they will be forced to start an agitation against the State AAP government if a complete farm loan debt waiver is not announced shortly A recent study on farmers’ suicide in Punjab by Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has revealed that in six districts of the State, as many as 9,291 farmers have died by suicide between the years 2000-2018 and around 88% of the...
More »Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index -Shagun
-Down to Earth NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre The Government of India July 5, 2022, came up with a first-ever state ranking index to capture the implementation of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Odisha topped the list of 34 states and Union territories (UTs). Ladakh was ranked last on the index. In fact, nine of the...
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