-The Indian Express A modified version of the laws with a roadmap can be on the agenda — not everywhere, but most places outside the lands of the five rivers. The Supreme Court took a practical stand on the farm trade laws — implement them after consultation and with a well-defined framework spelt out. It led to the stand the government has taken — of holding the laws in abeyance for 18...
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More fatalities likely among poor victims of road crashes: World Bank report -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu Study highlights the socio-economic impact of accidents There are more fatalities from road crashes among poor families rather than the rich shows a new World Bank study that highlights the socio-economic impact of road accidents — from access to post-accident medical care to coping with the financial distress caused by a mishap. In the study, low income households reported twice the numbers of deaths post-crash vis-à-vis high income households. The risk...
More »Govt aims to increase MSME contribution to 40% of GDP: Nitin Gadkari -Jahnavi Nidumolu
-Livemint.com * The Union minister said that industries in village and Khadi generate as much as Rs.88,000 crore on an annual basis * So that the rural poor are benefited, he said the government's aim is to increase the contribution of the MSME sector to 40% from 30%, stating that there are 6.5 crore units Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport & Highways, has suggested to...
More »Unexpected? Western regional meet objects to Gujarat order 'blacklisting' RTI applicants
-Counterview.net Speaking at the western region consultation on the Right to Information (RTI) Act, whose two-day virtual session began on Thursday, Aruna Roy, formerly a member of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi-sponsored national advisory panel, has said that governments should recognise RTI has emerged as common citizens’ right to seek answers from authorities instead of seeing RTI pleas with suspicion. A pioneer of the RTI movement in India, Roy objecting to recent orders...
More »India Justice Report finds that non-BJP-ruled States have better justice delivery -Lyla Bavadam
-Frontline.in The India Justice Report (IJR) 2020 has said that in the delivery of justice to the people, non-BJP-ruled States have a higher ranking than BJP-ruled one. The report says that the five non-BJP ruled States of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Punjab and Kerala are top of the list and even outperform the ‘model’ State of Gujarat, which stands at Number 6 in the list of 18 States that have been...
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