-Livemint.com Madhya Pradesh government had launched the compensation scheme to ensure that farmers receive minimum support price for pulses and oilseeds New Delhi: An ambitious scheme launched by the Madhya Pradesh government to ensure that farmers receive minimum support prices (MSP) for pulses and oilseeds is falling prey to trader cartels, suggest price data from wholesale markets and testimonies by farmer organizations. Following a sharp fall in crop prices over the past year...
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India continues to be worst affected by tuberculosis: WHO report -Neetu Chandra Sharma
-Livemint.com India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world, the Global TB Report 2017 released by WHO reveals New Delhi: India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, the Global TB Report 2017 released by World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday revealed. In 2016, there were an estimated 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide. Seven countries accounted for 64% of the total...
More »Exclusion of farm tractors from category of 'non-transport vehicles' will hit farmers: Swaraj India
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: The Centre’s decision to exclude agricultural tractors from the category of ‘non-transport vehicles’ will have “severe implications” on the already distressed farmers of the country, said Swaraj India, a party founded by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, after breaking away from the Aam Aadmi Party. In a memorandum submitted to the Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadakri, the party has demanded more time for submission of objections...
More »Issues concerning Aadhaar linkage with SIM 'will be clear by Dec 1' -S Ronendra Singh
-The Hindu Business Line It is in customers’ interest to link the mobile number with the UID: DoT Secretary New Delhi: The government has said that by December 1, people will be clear on what options they have for linking their Aadhaar with mobile numbers, and even for senior citizens, there would be options to do re-verification at home. “What we have told the TSPs (telecom service providers) is that within the next...
More »SC slams Mamata government on Aadhaar plea, says state can't challenge law passed by Centre
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday came down hard on the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar+ and emphasised that a state cannot challenge a law passed by the Union government. "The controversy over Aadhaar needs examination but state government can't file petition against a law passed by Parliament," a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. The bench...
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