-The Indian Express On Thursday, Fadnavis chaired a high-level meeting where the proposal was cleared. Mumbai: IN A move that would make the cut-off date for eligibility for rehousing slum-dwellers almost irrelevant, the state government has proposed that all residents of slums in Mumbai would be entitled to rehabilitation under the slum redevelopment policy. With almost every second city resident living in a slum, government sources admitted that the proposal could have a...
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A wilful negligence -Colin Gonsalves
-The Indian Express Governments have not acted on recommendations of committees on farmer welfare How many more farmers must die before the prime minister condescends to take notice? How many rats must the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar eat before the government acts? How many more fake farm loan waiver schemes will be announced before the CABinet realises that farmers cannot be fooled anymore? Despite 300,000 farmers taking their lives...
More »Egg prices hits a high, now as costly as chicken -Harish Damodaran & Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express Considering that egg production isn’t going to recover as fast as broiler, consumers may have to wait for a few weeks for prices to ease. New Delhi/ Pune: Egg prices have gone through the roof, so much so that at current retail rates of around Rs 7 per piece, it may be more worthwhile for people to eat chicken instead. Poultry farmers in the Pune region are now selling eggs...
More »GST rate cut: Union CABinet gives nod, monitor will guard against profiteering -Aanchal Magazine
-The Indian Express The authority will have the power to cancel registration of any entity or business if it fails to pass on the benefit of lower taxes under the GST regime to consumers. New Delhi: THE UNION CABinet on Thursday approved the setting up of a National Anti-Profiteering Authority, a body with an overarching mandate to ensure that the reduction in tax rates under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
More »Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 110 per quintal; pulses, Rs 200 per quintal
-PTI According to sources, the CCEA approved Rs 110 per quintal hike in wheat MSP to Rs 1,735 per quintal for the 2017-18 rabi crop, up from Rs 1,625 per quintal last year. The government today increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 110 to Rs 1,735 a quintal and of pulses by Rs 200 per quintal to help boost the output of these crops and check prices,...
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