-PTI NEW DELHI: The Odisha and the Jharkhand governments on Friday joined the list of states doling out sops for farmers after the Congress scripted wins in three states riding on the promise of farm loan waiver. While Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced the Rs 10,000-crore scheme for the overall development of farmers in the state, Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das declared the Rs 2,250-crore scheme to help 22.76 lakh medium...
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Himachal, Kerala and TN top development index
-The Hindu Aim is to instil competition among States to improve performance: NITI Aayog Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have been ranked highest in terms of being on track to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according to a first-of-its-kind index released by NITI Aayog on Friday. The index comprises a composite score for each State and Union Territory based on their aggregate performance across 13 of the 17 SDGs....
More »Farmers and others -Christophe Jaffrelot
-The Indian Express Will the kisan take care of interests of landless peasants as well? In the aftermath of the demonstrations by farmers in the name of agricultural prices and loan waiving, it is important to remember that village India also comprises of landless peasants who have nothing to sell on the market and have never gone to a bank. Their condition has deteriorated, too, as a result not only of the...
More »Govt unchains Ujjwala, LPG to reach all poor households
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday expanded the scope of its game-changer Ujjwala free LPG connection scheme to all poor households instead of BPL (below poverty line) families identified by the 2011 socio-economic caste census and a set of other categories. Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the step approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs will lift LPG penetration to 100% households from 90% at present. He...
More »She is the answer -Bina Agarwal
-The Indian Express Gender equality is key to food security. But policymakers don’t seem to recognise that Countries globally, including India, have agreed to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched by the UNDP in 2016 as “a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity”. Among the 17 goals and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030, SDG 5...
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