-TheWire.in By not including tenant farmers in ambit of its schemes, the state Government is leaving marginalised farmers in the lurch Suryapet (Telangana): Remembering how her husband died five years ago, and the hardships she has faced since, 45-year-old B. Saidamma is reduced to tears. Her husband, B. Bhadrayya from Bhaktalapuram village in Penpahad mandal of Telangana’s Suryapet district, died by suicide after he was unable to pay back a Rs 5...
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Curbing stubble burning: Examining possible policy interventions -Devinder Sharma
-Economic and Political Weekly The root cause of stubble burning and the lapses on the part of the central and state Governments in controlling it are examined. The injustice done to farmers in the past is analysed, and possible policy interventions are suggested. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Freebies work in the short term & aren't really free -Puja Mehra
-Livemint.com * There is no such thing as a freebie in economics because ultimately somebody has to bear the cost of the supposedly free giveaways * CAG’s financial audit for 2013-18 concluded that Delhi has no debt sustainability issues as its GSDP grew faster than its public debt The Aam Aadmi Party’s win in the Delhi elections has inspired others to replicate its strategy. The West Bengal Government’s last full budget before state...
More »PM Modi on CAA: 'Despite pressure, we stand by our decision'
-The Indian Express Widespread protests, largely led by women, against the amended law which grants citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh have cropped up in the last two months. Amidst the ongoing nationwide protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reiterated that his Government stands by the decision “despite all pressure”. “For years, India had been waiting for decisions like repealing Article 370 and...
More »India: "History's longest ever e-curfew" continues in Kashmir
-Reporters without Borders Six months to the day after the Indian Government blocked all communications in the northern region of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August, after revoking its autonomy, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals what it is like for journalists trying to work in this territory in the wake of the federal Government’s recent measures, which have had little real impact. Kashmiris had few illusions. A week after the supreme court...
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