-The Business Standard Central bank chief Raghuram Rajan likely to retain stance later this week, say economists Inflation in onions skyrocketed to 244.62% in August against already high 119.4% in the previous month, jacking up the the rate of wholesale price rise to a six-month high of 6.10% from 5.8% in July, official data showed today. Ironically, onion prices can't be brought down by interest rate policy, but it is all set to...
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Dipa Sinha, a right to food campaigner interviewed by Elizabeth Roche
-Live Mint The right to food campaigner talks about the importance of the Bill in an interview The National Food Security Bill (NFSB) is just a signature away from becoming law after being passed by the Rajya Sabha on Monday. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 26 August and needs the President's signature to be enacted. Critics have dismissed the proposed legislation as a drain on India's resources. Dipa Sinha,...
More »How Chhattisgarh managed to achieve and look beyond roti, kapda and makaan-Raman Singh
-The Economic Times I have often been asked how Chhattisgarh manages the contradictory pulls of sound fiscal health and welfare schemes. How did we manage to roll out food and nutrition security to not just the most needy among us but to almost the entire population of a state that has had a history of malnutrition and neglect, without jeopardising Chhattisgarh's finances? As finance minister for the last eight years, I have...
More »New land bill puts people first, govt’s message is clear 'India won't be China' -Zia Haq
-The Hindustan Times Investors say the new land acquisition bill approved by Parliament this week has made things more difficult. Pro-farm civil-society advocates say it hasn't gone far enough to protect farmer interests. If both sides are unhappy, an inside joke goes, it must be a pretty good legislation that has struck the right balance. The debate over land acquisition, however, is no laughing matter. In a country where half the people live...
More »No model state -Christophe Jaffrelot
-The Indian Express In Gujarat, growth relies on indebtedness. And relegates development. The Gujarat pattern of development has often been arraigned from the left because of its social deficits. Indeed, the state's social indicators do not match its economic performance. With 23 per cent of its citizens living below the poverty line in 2010, Gujarat does better than the Indian average - 29.8 per cent - but it reduced this proportion by...
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