-The Economic Times KOLKATA: Soon Bihar will become Punjab and second green revolution will start from these areas, said Dr Ashok Gulati, chairman, Commission for Agriculture Cost & Price at the 3rd Crop Summit held in Bihar. Dr Gulati raised the issue of unavailability of proper support value to farmers. He further told that Bihar doesn't have any issue in production but procurement is the major issue. Its rice milling capacity is...
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Can't sustain all subsidies, says SC, underlines need for fiscal prudence -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express The Supreme Court on Monday advocated a "balanced approach" on subsidies so that the country's "economy not just survives but also thrives". The court upheld the decontrol of diesel prices for bulk consumers, who had challenged the government's policy in various high courts. Some of these cases had travelled to the Supreme Court. "We have to keep in mind that the rupee is going down against the dollar....
More »India has too few cardiac, diabetes specialists -Sruthy Susan Ullas
-The Times of India BANGALORE: In the world's second most populous country, diseases of the heart are the biggest killers. The bigger tragedy is that the number of cardiac specialists graduating every year in India is a meagre 250. The concern among medicos today is not just the limited number of postgraduate seats available in the country's 381 medical colleges, it's also the skewed distribution of seats between subjects. The number of...
More »Vinod Raina's dream-Sreelatha Menon
-The Business Standard Realising Raina's vision would help society tide over various flaws in the education system Educationist Vinod Raina wasn't just an activist, but a link in the chain of thought on what ideal schooling should be. With Raina passing away last week, that chain is now broken. Various events last week raised questions on the link between education and society. After a child was found dead after being bullied in school,...
More »Farmers demand price as per new Land Acquisition Bill
-PTI Farmers in Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu have demanded compensation as per rates fixed in the legislation for their farm lands Kancheepuram (TN): Even before the Land Acquisition Bill receives Presidential Assent and became an act, farmers in Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu have demanded compensation as per rates fixed in the legislation for their farm lands sought to be acquired by a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation for a power plant. The farmers...
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