-Livemint.com India’s wheat export proscription was the FIRst signal of awareness that moves on many fronts are needed for inflation control The Indian export ban on wheat in mid-May drew much negative attention. For the record, it is a ban on private sector wheat exports, and leaves open government-to-government contracts. The widespread criticism of the ban was misplaced in my opinion. Private wheat traders had responded exuberantly to the global demand for wheat...
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Once a Peaceful State, why Madhya Pradesh is Seeing Spurt of Communal Violence -Kashif Kakvi
-Newsclick.in The state has recorded 479 cases of rioting in the last six months, according to Madhya Pradesh Police. Of them, over 30% of the cases are related to communal clashes. Bhopal: Nawab Khan (65) and Manjula Bai (55) are the victims of the latest communal violences that rocked Madhya Pradesh. Sitting outside their burnt houses in Sanjay Nagar locality of Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, they say they have never witnessed such...
More »Trade deficit widens to record $23.33 bn -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu Exports rose 15.5% in May while imports surged 56.1% to stay above $60 bn for third month India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a monthly record of $23.33 billion in May, as exports grew 15.5% to $37.3 billion while imports jumped 56.1% to $60.62 billion, as per preliminary data from the Commerce and Industry Ministry. The previous highest monthly trade deficit was last November’s $22.91 billion. Goods exports shrank 7.2% from...
More »NCEE alleges that textbook revision in Karnataka is an unnecessary, divisive, and costly exercise
-Press statement by the National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) dated June 2, 2022 We strongly urge the Government of Karnataka to: 1. Revoke the recent revisions to the textbooks, which are regressive in nature, and have been done in an arbitrary manner, without adherence to well-defined curriculum framework and processes. 2. Print and supply the textbooks which have been in use for many years, post the last revision. 3. Focus energies on...
More »Lakhimpur Kheri: Massacre case witness alleges attack -Piyush Srivastava
-The Telegraph Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait) district president says he was driving home in his SUV when two bike-borne attackers FIRed at him Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre case in which a Union minister’s son is an accused has complained that shots were FIRed at him on Tuesday night. Dilbagh Singh, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait) district president, said he had escaped unhurt. He was driving home in...
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