-The Economic Times It's promising to be a tumultous kharif sowing season notwithstanding the massive food grain stocks with the government which is forcing down farmer produce prices countrywide. Early arrival of a forecast normal to good monsoon should have ordinarily enthused farmers to increase the acreage under key summer sown crops this season. But, in protest against the Centre's persisting anti-farmer policies, small and marginal farmers in some villages...
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Baba aide Balkrishan owns 99.9% of Aastha channel
-The Times of India Baba Ramdev's world is not just a popular yoga empire but a clutch of hugely profitable businesses, ranging from successful ayurveda products to a popular TV channel. Vedic Broadcasting LIMited, which runs Aastha channel, made a net profit of Rs 2.30 crore on a total turnover of Rs 19.26 crore in 2009-10. The company mopped up Rs 18.50 crore revenue in advertisements, telecasting fees and others. The...
More »Pension age LIMit lowered to 60
-The Hindu The Union government on Thursday lowered the age LIMit for the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAP) from 65 to 60 years, and increased pension for those above 80 from Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 a month. Both decisions will have retrospective effect from April 1, 2011. The lowering of age will benefit an additional 72.32 lakh people in the age group 60-64, entailing an additional burden of...
More »CLIMate change-related water scarcity to affect global food production – UN
-The United Nations The world will increasingly experience water scarcity for agriculture as a result of cLIMate change, a phenomenon that will affect the livelihoods of rural communities and the food security of urban dwellers, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a survey released today. The impact of cLIMate change on the availability of water include reduction in river run-off and aquifer recharges in the Mediterranean and...
More »Water crisis more severe than energy problem: Montek
-The Hindu Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday that the 12th Five Year Plan, which commences in 2012, would have to contend with a “severe water crisis.” “The water crisis is even more serious than the energy problem,” Dr. Ahluwalia said at a two-day regional consultation meeting of the southern States. Urging for a political consensus on the adoption of the Public Trust Doctrine in the...
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