-Newsclick.in A recent NSO survey report shows that private educational institutions are charging exorbitant fees, and the government is not far behind. Cost of primary education (class 1 to 5) has increased by 31% between 2014 and 2018, shows a comparison of National Statistical Office or NSO (formerly National Sample Survey Office) survey reports for the 71st Round and 75th Round. This is mainly fuelled by a staggering increase in private schools,...
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Prices high, govt to buy 11,000 tons of onion from Turkey
-The Indian Express Last month, the Union cabinet approved importing 120,000 tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices that have skyrocketed to Rs 75-120 per kg across major cities. New Delhi: Amid skyrocketing prices of onions, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution asked state-run MMTC to PLAce an order for the import of 11,000 metric tons (MT) of onions from Turkey. According to sources,...
More »Pronab Sen, director IGC India, interviewed by Asit Ranjan Mishra (Livemint.com)
-Livemint.com Pronab Sen, director IGC India, speaks about the state of the economy, the challenge before the 15th Finance Commission and the controversy surrounding India’s statistical system NEW DELHI: Pronab Sen, country director of the International Growth Centre (IGC), had a long and distinguished career in the government as the principal adviser in the PLAnning Commission, the first chief statistician of India as well as the chairman of the National Statistical Commission....
More »Gujarat farmers sow potato seeds registered by PepsiCo, in symbolic protest -Jitendra
-Down to Earth The multinational had sued four farmers in April, triggering a controversy that has now been reignited Farmers in Gujarat have sowed a variety of potato seeds registered by multinational PepsiCo, in a symbolic protest against the food and beverage corporation, a farmer leader told Down To Earth (DTE). “In the last four days, more than 500 farmers have come forward to sow the FC-5 variety of seeds which our organisation...
More »Not just JNU: How India's public universities becoming costlier hurts the most vulnerable -Aranya Shankar, Dipti Nagpaul & Ankita Dwivedi Johri
-The Indian Express The inequality in India’s education system gets a shot at redemption in the country’s public universities, which give students from different backgrounds a window to a more democratic future. As proposals of fee hike meet with protests, a look at how access to subsidised higher education has fuelled dreams and opened up opportunities for the disadvantaged Till three years ago, it was life as usual for Suraj Tiwari....
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