-The Hindu Jaipur: The Congress government in Rajasthan has accused the Centre of adopting a “discriminatory attitude” towards the State’s farmers, reflected in the lower targets set for procurement of mustard and gram on minimum support prices in comparison with the national average. A ceiling of 25-quintal purchase on a day has been set for the farmers. State Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana has taken up the matter with Union Agriculture Minister Radha...
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131 CAs back Modi govt on economic data, question motives of scholars who criticised it -Remya Nair
-ThePrint.in The CAs, led by Manipal group chairman T.V. MoHAndas Pai, have labelled the allegations made by the 108 economists and social scientists ‘baseless’. New Delhi: Days after 108 economists and social scientists accused the Narendra Modi government of altering or withholding unfavourable economic data, a group of 131 chartered accountants (CAs) defended the government and questioned the scholars’ political motivations. The CAs asked all professionals to come together to portray the progress...
More »Repeat MPs' assets rose 142% -Devesh K Pandey
-The Hindu Financial details of 153 sitting MPs analysed by ADR-National Election Watch The average financial assets of 153 re-elected Lok Sabha MPs grew by 142%, from ?5.5 crore in 2009 to ?13.32 crore in 2014, according to an analysis by National Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms. E. T. MoHAmmed Basheer of the IUML declared the highest jump of 2,018% (an almost 22-fold surge), followed by the TMC’s Sisir...
More »Millions to die prematurely by '50 due to pollution: UN -Vishwa MoHAn
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Flagging the deadly impact of air and water pollution that annually claims at least nine million lives globally, a new UN report on Wednesday called for urgent action to save humanity from the disastrous consequences of environmental degradation. It warned that cities and regions in Asia, middle-east and Africa could see millions of premature deaths by mid-century if the nations fail to drastically scale up environmental...
More »In Rajasthan, 10 lakh farmers identified for loans in next crop cycle -MoHAmmed Iqbal
-The Hindu The farm loans will be disbursed in two stages during the next crop cycle of kharif season from April 1 to August 31 and rabi season from September 1 to March 31 Jaipur: The Congress government in Rajasthan has identified a whopping 10 lakh farmers for grant of loans through cooperative banks during the next crop cycle, amid allegations by the Opposition BJP that its "populist measure" of farm-loan waiver...
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