The poverty line figures given by the Planning Commission for 2009-10 have drawn strong criticism of foul play from politicians, social activists and some economists. Is the current poverty line justified? Why are there so many conflicting opinions? To understand this complex issue in simple terms,Indivjal Dhasmana interviewed Pronab Sen, principal advisor to the Planning Commission and former chief statistician. Edited excerpts: There is so much confusion around the poverty line....
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Global food pRices remain unchanged in March
-PTI World food pRices remained almost same in March from their levels in February due to stable pRices in most commodities and decline in dairy pRices, United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation said. "World food pRices in March remained virtually unchanged from their February levels," Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a statement. Amongst various commodity groups, only oil pRices showed strength, compensating for falling dairy quotations, while the indices of cereals,...
More »Come June, bountiful Rabi harvest poses problem of plenty by Rajeev Deshpande & Surojit Gupta
A problem of plenty is looming as by June 1, an estimated 12 million tonnes of foodgrain will have to be stored in the open in "kutcha plinths" with a bountiful Rabi harvest and procurement of 65 million tonnes of grain boosting food stocks to record levels. With states like Madhya Pradesh - apart from the wheat baskets of Punjab and Haryana - delivering bonus yields, food stocks are expected to...
More »Youth in Pune fights corruption using biggest yet silent weapon, RTI-Rajesh Rao
Student of Pune-based MIT School of Government (MITSOG), Harshvardhan Reddy, who hails from Karni village in Mahabubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh, has kept the Right to Information (RTI) flag flying high by filing over 300 RTI applications along with over 200 first appeals within a short span of two years. The first RTI application, Reddy said, was filed by him against the rural superintendent of police (SP) for delaying his passport...
More »Indian crop yields less than global average-Rituraj Tiwari
Though India has registered a record wheat and Rice output, yields of major crops are much lower when compared with the production developed countries. According to the latest report of UN's food and agriculture body FAO, India lags behind badly in world average yield of Rice, cotton, pulses while in wheat it is close to the global benchmark. The FAO report relates to authenticated data up to year 2010. India is...
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