-The Telegraph The internet giants want to tackle fake news and surface details on political ads, but will it work? She's Twittersphere’s newest star. Last week, PRIyanka Gandhi Vadra joined Twitter and within 24 hours, racked up 160,000 followers. Of course, PRIyanka’s nowhere near PRIme Minister Narendra Modi’s 45-million-plus followers. But she and former Uttar Pradesh chief Mayawati, the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo who’s another Twitter newcomer, are notching up Twitter followers...
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The Modi Years: Do farmers have better protection against crop losses? -Mridula Chari
-Scroll.in PRIvate insurance companies have benefitted more than farmers from the new crop insurance scheme. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana was launched to expand crop insurance coverage in India But coverage has shrunk, despite compulsory enrollment of farmers at the time of taking loans PRIvate companies retain a larger share of government funds than before Farmer groups have opposed compulsory enrollment and complained about payment delays. In its manifesto for the...
More »Grain populism: As polls near, states embark on aggressive paddy procurement -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Chhattisgarh, Bengal and UP emerge frontrunners in extending MSP-plus support to farmers Call it the impact of the ensuing national elections: Governmental procurement of rice, the country’s largest crop by planted area, looks set to surpass 40 million tonnes (mt) for the time ever in the current marketing year that runs from October to September. That would work out to more than a third of the total projected...
More »What Adivasis of Odisha Could Teach Urban Indians in the Age of #Metoo -Parul Abrol
-TheWire.in The community has a traditional approach to sex education and finding a partner. The key is openness, conversation and guidance. Rayagada, Odisha: In his village of Singoroda, 80-year old Langi Nathika commands great respect – mostly as the husband of a bejuni, a PRIestess in their Kondh tribe. Like many in his community, Nathika cherishes their traditional approach to sex education and finding a partner. He may have something for us to...
More »Ayushman stress not on PRImary health, Amartya Sen notes -Snehamoy Chakraborty
-Scroll.in Money could have been better spent on medical infrastructure, Sen says Santiniketan (West Bengal): Economist Amartya Sen on Friday criticised the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana, saying it does not fulfil the requirements of PRImary healthcare and that the money could have been used better by improving medical infrastructure. “If we look at the healthcare system, we will see that there is tremendous neglect towards PRImary healthcare. The neglect is often not conspicuous...
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