-Livemint.com According to Nafed, the central agency assigned to procure directly from farmers at government-set MSP, 6.34 million tonnes of pulses and oilseeds were purchased from about 3.5 million farmers till 22 June New delhi: The central government procured a record Rs29,070 crore worth of pulses and oilseeds from farmers at minimum support prices (MSPs) in the 2017-18 crop season, arresting what could have been a sharper fall in wholesale prices. The procurement...
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Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Rs. 7000 crore in 2017
-PTI The surge comes as a surprise given India’s continuing clampdown on suspected black money stashed abroad. Zurich/ New delhi: Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Swiss Francs (CHF) 1.01 billion (?7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there. In comparison, the total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3% to CHF1.46 trillion...
More »After Maharashtra, AIKS planning farmers' long march in delhi
-PTI NEW delhi: After the "successful long march" of farmers in Maharashtra, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) is now planning to hold a similar rally in the national capital to demand a special session of Parliament to discuss agrarian crisis. In a meeting of the central office-bearers of the AIKS in delhi today, the farmers' organisation said such a move was necessary to make the government aware of the plights of...
More »Govt rejects report calling India most unsafe for women
-The Times of India NEW delhi: The government has rejected an “opinion poll” by Thomson Reuters Foundation that said India is the most dangerous country for women, saying the conclusion is not based on any data but solely on subjective opinion. With the report — which names India as more unsafe than strife-hit Syria and Iraq where violence against women is endemic, or deeply conservative Saudi Arabia with its discriminatory laws —...
More »Saving delhi's trees -Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli
-The Hindu The government could heed residents’ voices on redesigning the city Over the last few days, delhi residents have been protesting against the government’s approval for felling over 14,000 trees in south delhi. Faced with severe criticism, the National Buildings Construction Corporation, tasked with redeveloping half a dozen south delhi colonies, on Monday assured the delhi High Court that no trees would be cut for the project till July 4, which...
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