IF DISRUPTIONS over phone tapping and the India Premier League controversy had not taken Parliament sessions hostage, the Rajya Sabha may have passed the controversial Seeds Bill in the week of April 26, when it was slated to come up for discussion. The government was keen to give this Bill the force of law as soon as possible because the seed industry wants it. The Seeds Bill originally proposed in 2004...
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Food security not by food alone
Politics runs the risk of being reduced to the art of the passable — it has to be approved by the legislature, by the omniscient television anchors, by sulking editorial writers forced to cede ground to the TV anchors, and, most crucially , by Sonia Gandhi. The food security Bill was drafted for Ms Gandhi’s favour and has been shafted by her displeasure. Food security, hostage, in any case, to...
More »Medicines bought in bulk by govt can help cut costs by Subodh Varma
By spending just Rs 6,000 crore, the government can make a huge dent in the treatment of all sick people across the whole country — currently, people are spending as much as Rs 25,000 crore on buying essential medicines. This was the strong message sent out from a National Consultation organized by several civil society groups at New Delhi on Tuesday. Officials of the health ministry and the Planning Commission...
More »AP Minister Meets PM on Seeds Bill
Leading a 15 member delegation on Seeds Bill 2004, comprised of MPs, MLAs, former Ministers and farmers leaders from Andhra Pradesh, the State Agriculture Minister, Mr. Raghuveera Reddy met all the important leaders in New Delhi yesterday, starting from the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Agriculture Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar, Law Minister, Mr. Veerappa Moily, Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, renowned scientist and MP, Dr....
More »Alternative livelihood for tobacco workers suggested
Highlighting the fact that the tobacco industry often pays the lowest possible wages, keeping its workers in a cycle of poverty, debt and ill-health, a recent research study titled “At the crossroads of life and livelihood: The economics, poverty and working conditions of people employed in the tobacco industry in India” presents key evidence linking tobacco production and manufacturing with crucial issues of growing poverty and impeded development. The study recommends...
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