-The Tribune 70% India imports almost three-fourths of its annual domestic consumption of edible oils KHARIF harvesting operations are going to begin soon. Agricultural production is likely to surpass last year’s record production by 7-8%. The higher production inevitably puts downward pressure on market prices. The problem of low harvest prices has Been compounded by the steep fall in the GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2020-21; it will reduce...
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The Indian Economy on The Verge Of Collapse -Prabhat Patnaik
-Networkideas.org The GDP growth in the first quarter (April-June) of 2020 over the first quarter of the previous year has Been minus 24 per cent according to preliminary official estimates. But most knowledgeable people believe that even this is an underestimate of the actual contraction brought about by the lockdown. In fact, a former chief statistician of India, Pronab Sen, believes that the actual contraction would have Been about 32 per...
More »'By year end, many kids will be thrown out of education system' -Gaurav Sarkar
-Mid-Day.com A report analysing impact of the lockdown on education in Maharashtra reveals why poor students, who do not have access to smartphones or data, have Been worst hit A report published this week by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), analysing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the state of education in Maharashtra, indicated that digital classrooms and compulsory examinations for final year college students, were doing more harm...
More »Farmers protest in Haryana and Punjab: All you need to know -Shankhyaneel Sarkar
-Hindustan Times Farmers fear that the ordinances will disrupt the mandi system of marketing and also hamper the selling of products at minimum selling Farmers in Haryana and Punjab have Been protesting against three ordinances passed by the Centre. The protests began on Thursday when the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) staged a rally and blocked National Highway 44 near Kurukshetra. The farmers were charged by the Haryana Police for not following Covid-19...
More »90,000 ineligible beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Nidhi scheme identified in Villupuram district
-The Hindu As of Sunday, around ₹7.5 crore in cash credited into the bank accounts of 20,500 ineligible beneficiaries had Been recovered VILLUPURAM: The Department of Agriculture has identified as many as 90,000 ineligible beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Nidhi scheme in the district and recovered ₹7.5 crore so far. A senior official on anonymity said that out of the 90,000 ineligible beneficiaries, as many as 38,000 were from Villupuram district while 60,000 were...
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