-DNA Gujarat government’s tall claim of providing employment to 65,000 youth under ‘Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week’ have been contradicted by its won reply to a RTI plea filed on issue. Jyoti Karmachari Mandal (JKM), the organisation that filed the plea seeking details of Rojgar Melas held in state, has accused the state government of manipulating figures to mislead people. They alleged that state government’s reply showed that beneficiaries were given employment letters...
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FDI to bring new technology in agriculture, says Prime Minister -Amit Chaturvedi
-NDTV A day after the UPA government won Parliament's approval on its proposal to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in multi-brand retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said FDI will create a revenue model for farmers. "FDI has been passed by Parliament and it was strongly supported by organisation in Punjab. Agriculture and food retail business will be benefited by it, farmers and consumers will be benefited by FDI," the Prime...
More »Walmart spent Rs 125 crore on lobbying to enter India: Report
-PTI Global retail giant Walmart - waiting for years to open its supermarkets in India - has been lobbying with the US lawmakers since 2008 to facilitate its entry into the highly lucrative Indian market. As per the lobbying disclosure reports filed by Walmart with the US Senate, the company has spent close to $25 million (about Rs 125 crore) since 2008 on its various lobbying activities, including on the issues...
More »Horrific Bangladesh factory fire revealed a gap in safety for global brands-Jim Yardley
-The New York Times ASHULIA, BANGLADESH: The fire alarm shattered the monotony of the Tazreen Fashions factory. Hundreds of seamstresses looked up from their machines, startled. On the third floor, Shima Akhter Pakhi had been stitching hoods onto fleece jackets. Now she ran to a staircase. But two managers were blocking the way. Ignore the alarm, they ordered. It was just a test. Back to work. A few women laughed nervously. Ms....
More »MGNREGS: Fake and Fraudulent-Akash Bisht and Sadiq Naqvi
-Pratirodh.com The streets of the obscure town of Pandharkawda in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra have come to life. Hundreds of villagers crowd them for the weekly haat to buy their supplies of vegetables, spices, pulses and tobacco, while farmers throng shops selling seeds, pesticides, manure and farm commodities. Dressed in bright cotton sarees, women haggle with vendors. Even doctors, especially dentists, are having a busy day with long queues of patients...
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