-The Hindu Narendra Modi must leverage the public trust voters have placed in him to get the economy on track Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election campaign, staying clear of bread-and-butter issues, successfully swayed voter attention away from economic hardships. Having won a thumping mandate, his government in its SECond tenure must now devote itself to a well-thought-out strategy for economic reforms. The bad news Official estimates released on Friday, the new government’s first day...
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Govt. to offer extra subsidised foodgrain -Dipak K Dash & Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is set to offer additional foodgrains at subsidised rates to offload massive stocks piled up in granaries due to a liberal support price regime and also add a kilo of sugar to the monthly ration for beneficiaries under the National Food SECurity Act (NFSA). Over the next few days, the Union Cabinet is expected to decide on providing additional 2 kg grains to every...
More »Horticulture output marginally up at 314.87 mt in 2018-19
-PTI New Delhi: The country’s total horticulture production is estimated to rise marginally to 314.87 million tonne in the 2018-19 crop year, according to official data. The agriculture ministry on Friday released the SECond Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of area and production of various horticulture crops, as compiled from information received from different state/UTs and source agencies. “The total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be at 314.87 million tonnes which is...
More »No ghost voters, says Election Commission
-The Hindu New Delhi: “The provisional voter turnout data, reported on the ECI website, is only the tentative number of voters and not the final numbers. Therefore, it is an incorrect inference to find ghost voters when there are none,” the poll panel said. The Election Commission on Saturday said there were no “ghost voters” in the Lok Sabha election, as reported in a SECtion of the media based on the provisional...
More »What does the merger of National Sample Survey Office and Central Statistics Office entail? -Prashanth Perumal J
-The Hindu * Will the move undermine the NSSO’s autonomy, which has been dogged by controversies over data reporting? The story so far: On May 23, the government announced that the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) will be merged with the Central Statistics Office to form the National Statistical Office (NSO). Many believe that this move will undermine the autonomy of the NSSO which has been at the centre of various public...
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