-The Hindu Job creation, equitable distribution of wealth, growth are key priorities, says Union Finance Minister Inflation is not a ‘red-lettered’ priority now for the Government given that it has been brought down to a ‘manageable level’ over the past two months and job creation and equitable distribution of wealth were instead the key priorities as of now, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. “I am not sure I can have the...
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Red tape won’t draw investment to Odisha
-The New Indian Express After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Odisha Government is shifting gears for the third edition of its flagship investment meet, Make in Odisha 2022. After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Odisha Government is shifting gears for the third edition of its flagship investment meet, Make in Odisha 2022. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik interacted with ambassadors of 16 countries on August 31 in New Delhi, for partnering with the...
More »Ensure pastoralists covered under Government schemes: Centre to states -Shagun
-Down to Earth So far livestock-related schemes were only catering to settled farmers, herders The Union Government admitted that India’s pastoralist communities fell through the cracks when it comes to them benefitting from various schemes. It has urged states with sizeable population of such communities to work to prevent this. There is a significant population of pastoralists or cattle herders across India who move from one place to another to graze their animals....
More »Deregulation of Agricultural Marketing: How has it Affected the APMC System in Karnataka? -Ayush Kumar
-Foundation for Agrarian Studies In December 2020, in line with the Central Farm Laws, the Government of Karnataka passed an amendment to the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966. This amendment reduced the scope of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) by effectively ending their status as the only place (with some exceptions) where wholesale agricultural trade was permitted by law. Despite the three Central Farm Laws being...
More »Foeticide: More ‘Missing’ Girls Among Hindus Than Muslims in Last Two Decades, Official Data Shows -Banjot Kaur
-TheWire.in Researchers have used Government data to find that nine million girls went ‘missing’ in 20 years in India. New Delhi: Hindus have the highest number of missing girls attributable to female foeticide in India, a new research report prepared by the Pew Research Centre has revealed. The researchers got their data from the last three rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), including the fifth and latest one (2019-2020). The NFHS...
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