-Down to Earth Although farmers vote at least as much, if not more than industrial workers or urBan middle classes, elections are not fought around farmers' issues Elections are about numbers. Democratic politics is about stitching together a majority. So, the larger a group, the bigger is its “vote Bank”, and greater is its electoral clout. A social group that constitutes a majority can therefore dictate its terms in an electoral democracy....
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The fine print: Groups of individuals, NGOs can buy electoral bonds without public disclosure -Nitin Sethi
-Scroll.in The scheme could help entities route black money to political parties through shell companies, experts fear. It isn’t only companies that have been allowed to make anonymous donations to political parties through electoral bonds. The fine print of the scheme announced by the Finance Ministry on Thursday also allows individuals, groups of individuals, NGOs, religious and other trusts, Hindu Undivided Family units and all other entities recognised by law to...
More »Huge push likely for MGNREGS rural jobs scheme in 2018 -Yatish Yadav
-The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: The last full Budget of the NDA government is likely to give a major push to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by earmarking more funds for it. Sources said Budget 2018-19 will allocate around 20 per cent more for the rural jobs scheme compared to last year. The flagship scheme, started by Manmohan Singh’s UPA regime, is benefiting about 11 crore active...
More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch nutrition mission -Syed Intishab Ali
-The Times of India JAIPUR: To reduce the level of stunting, undernutrition, anemia and low birth weight in babies, the Centre has included 24 districts of Rajasthan in the first phase of National Nutrition Mission (NMM), which is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu on January 22. In the first phase, 315 districts from different states will be taken up. In the second, 235 districts will be...
More »Iron, steel cos' GNPA for PSBs in basic metals 24%: Govt
-PTI The Indian steel industry contributes approximately 2 per cent to the country's GDP New Delhi: Iron and steel sector accounts for about 24 per cent of total gross non-performing assets (GNPA) in basic metal and metal product category for public sector Banks (PSBs), according to the Ministry of Steel. "The share of gross non-performing assets (GNPA) for iron and steel in basic metal and metal product category as on September 30, 2017...
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