-Firstpost.com The recent increases in minimum support PRIces have attracted two criticisms from two opposite sides. One is that this is less than what farmers deserve, the second is that this is populist and ignores larger macro side effects. The increase in fair remunerative PRIce for sugarcane has also been criticised for not adequately addressing the woes of the sugar sector. Ramesh Chand, member, agriculture, NITI Aayog talks to Firstpost on...
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Draft data-protection bill proposes offline verification for Aadhaar; strengthens UIDAI and weakens RTI provisions -Arshu John
-CaravanMagazine.in Nearly a year ago, the government of India constituted a committee of experts chaired by the former Supreme Court judge BN Srikrishna to draft a data-protection law for India. Almost immediately, the committee became mired in controversy—it was first criticised for the lack of civil-society representatives among its members, and subsequently for the opacity of its proceedings, and its inefficient public consultation on the data-protection framework. In recent months, the...
More »One crore jobs in last year: Here is how PM Modi built his case during speech in Lok Sabha
-The Indian Express To lend weight to his argument, he referred to employment figures available in the system including EPF, NPS, formal and informal sector. He talked about job growth and employment towards the end of his speech. New Delhi: Rejecting criticism that the government failed to create enough jobs, PRIme Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said over one crore jobs were created in the country over the past one year. The...
More »Leaders from Oppn, BJP pointed out 'corruption' in tur procurement; Maharashtra yet to take firm action -Partha Sarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express The procurement process also faced several allegations of corruption and favouritism. However, even months after the concerns were raised, the government is yet to take any action on them, reveals the RTI. Pune: Across party lines, political leaders had raised questions about the process to procure over 3 lakh tonnes of tur by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd, or NAFED, last year, revealed response to...
More »Watershed development projects lagging behind badly -PRIscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Parliamentary Standing Committee says only 10% of projects complete. Irrigation projects of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) may have taken the spotlight in the PRIme Minister’s speech during Friday’s no-confidence motion debate in the Lok Sabha. However, a less well-known but vital component of that scheme is watershed development, which is lagging behind badly, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) report. When the report was first tabled last...
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