-Hindustan Times Edible-oil prices continue to be dearer due to high global prices, prompting the Union government last week to tighten measures Vegetable prices, especially of tomato and onion, have risen in urban centres, including the national capital, on the back of higher fuel prices and damage to summer crops due to heavy rains, wholesale and retail trade data showed on Sunday. Edible-oil prices continue to be dearer due to high global prices,...
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Bihar: Muslims attacked in different incidents on Dussehra night -Meer Faisal
-Maktoobmedia.com Three Muslim men are reportedly attacked by Hindu Mob on the last day of Dussehra [Hindu festival] in different incidents in Bihar Sharif, Bihar’s Nalanda district on Friday night. Police have filed FIR in at least one attack. Md Raza, Saddam Qureshi and Md Aasif were attacked on Dashmi, last day of Dussehra, after being identified as Muslims, the victims told Maktoob. 23-year-old Md Raza was attacked while returning from market. “There was...
More »Recent Statements by the Chief Minister of Haryana Amount to Incitement of Violence, Grounds for Dismissal From Office -Yashashwini Santuka
-Newsclick.in In light of the recent statements made by the Chief Minister of Haryana calling for the farmers protesting against the three farm laws to be met with violence. In an address to volunteers on October 3, 2021, the Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar reportedly said, “Pick up sticks and fight those furious farmers. We will see everything. If you stay in jail for two-four months, you will become a...
More »Global Hunger Index: Only 3.9% children malnourished, says government
-The Hindu Govt says data in Global Hunger Index inflated The value of a key indicator used in the Global Hunger Index is ‘inflated’ as there are only 3.9% anganwadi children found to be undernourished, the Government said on Sunday. “The real time data of beneficiaries registered on the Anganwadi platform include 7.79 crore children aged between 6 months to 6 years as per real-time Poshan Tracker data [as on 16-10-2021]. Corresponding number...
More »Debunking the myth of APMCs regulating agricultural marketing in a real world
When one of the three farm laws i.e., The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 was enacted last year, it was argued by its proponents that the legislation would allow the farmers to sell their produce (and the traders to purchase that produce) outside the Agricultural Produce Market Committee-APMC mandis after crop harvesting. In a way, that particular piece of legislation was enacted to end the...
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