-The Hindu Business Line Recent macro data hint at delayed second-order impacts from note ban Did the Indian economy suffer only temporary hiccups from the abrupt withdrawal of high-value currency notes in November 2016? Until recently, the Government and quite a few commentators were convinced that it did. Macro-economic data releases such as the FIRst advance GDP estimates (which retained real gross value added, or GVA, growth at 7 per cent for...
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Yogendra Yadav, convenor of Swaraj Party, interviewed by Archana Mishra (GovernanceNow.com)
-GovernanceNow.com As farmers protests take centre stage across the country, Swaraj Party convenor explains the ecological, economic and existential crisis behind this unrest. * We have recently seen farmers from Tamil Nadu protesting in the national capital. Then Maharashtra farmers protested, deciding not to send their produce to cities. The agitation has now reached Madhya Pradesh, leading to killings. Why there is sudden farmers’ unrest in the country? I think we...
More »Cases of rape, molestation down in Delhi this year -Raj Shekhar
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Crime against women seems to have reduced in the capital this year. According to figures released by Delhi Police, 836 cases of rape have been reported till May 31 compared with 924 in the same period last year. Molestation cases have gone down from 1,841 to 1,412. The trend is attributed to a slew of measures taken by police commissioner Amulya Patnaik. These include deploying women...
More »In a FIRst, Rajasthan to collect breed-wise details of cattle population -Saurabh Sharma
-The Times of India JAIPUR: In 20th Livestock Census, Rajasthan government for the FIRst time will enumerate breed-wise details of its cattle population to improve progeny of indigenous breeds and enhance milk production. Compilation of breed-wise details will help government in preparing baseline data of cattle, particularly of indigenous breed and help in their conservation. Officials of animal husbandry department claim information gathered will assist them to frame policies and focus on...
More »Political economy structures perpetuate myopic understanding of agriculture sector -Nirvikar Singh
-The Financial Express A half-dozen years ago, I participated in a conference on water resource challenges in India. I remember Upmanu Lall, professor at Columbia University, graphically and bluntly making the point that Punjab’s water table was not far from collapse. This has been known for years, and there have been feeble efforts to deal with the problem, but they have been far short of what is needed. My own understanding...
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