-The Indian Express Yogendra Yadav said that a greater crop procurement often means lower prices and in the process, ends up hurting the already distressed farmer. New delhi: A day after Haryana’s Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Prakash Dhankar announced that the state has recorded a ‘bumper’ wheat crop this year, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that these statistics mean little to the farmers. “Unfortunately, state policy on...
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Malaysia scraps GST, experts advise caution to Indian govt -Dilasha Seth
-Business Standard India studied the Malaysian model before implementing the GST and borrowed the anti-profiteering clause to ensure GST benefits are passed on to the end-consumer by the industry New delhi: Malaysia deciding to scrap the goods and services tax (GST) on Wednesday, three years after its roll-out, may prompt India to tread with caution over the next few years to stabilise the new indirect tax regime implemented in July last year. Although...
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-The Telegraph New delhi: The Centre on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court that the proposed Cauvery Water Management Board would be the sole arbiter for deciding the allocation and utilisation of river water. The court asserted that rivers are national assets on which no state can claim exclusive right. The court turned down Karnataka's plea that the hearing in the Cauvery dispute be adjourned till the first week of July since there is...
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-The Telegraph New delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the country would not be a "civilised society" if the "Damocles sword of arrest" hangs on a citizen constantly, as it prima facie defended its judgment ruling out immediate and mandatory arrest of a person charged under the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, which briefly heard the Centre's petition seeking a recall of...
More »Many sugar mills may not qualify for Centre's cane price assistance -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line Did not meet stockholding conditions in February, March New delhi: Nearly 40 per cent of the sugar mills in the country may not be able to take advantage of the recently-announced financial assistance package by the Centre. This is because many in the sector, which is reeling under a supply glut, may not fulfil an important eligibility condition. Sop with a rider Acting upon a recommendation made by a Group of...
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