-The Hindu The onus is on the government to ensure that there is a robust system of public data production and use When evidence-based policymaking becomes the cornerstone of good governance, it is difficult to overstate the importance of reliable and timely public data. Such data have a direct bearing on the state’s capability to design and implement programmes effectively. Among the emerging economies, India is credited to have a relatively robust...
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Tastier, more nutritious, climate-resistant chana soon, thanks to study led by India’s ICRISAT -SAMyak Pandey
-ThePrint.in Scientists from around the world have used genome sequencing to help produce new varieties of chickpea, which are expected to give increased yields at about similar input cost. New Delhi: Research led by scientists from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is set to help produce more chickpea or chana, and make it more nutritious and climate-change resistant. The worldwide research project has made it possible to...
More »Anti-CAA protests gather fresh steam
-The Hindu Rollback of farm laws spurs groups in AsSAM, event planned on December 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on repealing the three contentious farm laws has revived groups against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in AsSAM with a protest planned on December 12. The CAA seeks to fast-track the granting of citizenship to non-Muslims who fled religious persecution in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and took refuge in India till December 31, 2014. A...
More »SAMyukt Kisan Morcha presents 6 demands in open letter to PM Modi -Sreya Chatterjee
-IndiaToday.in The SAMyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has written an open letter to PM Modi, saying that they will end the ongoing agitation only after the Centre discusses six pending demands of the farmers. The SAMyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to resume talks to resolve six pending demands of the farmers apart from waiting for withdrawal of farm laws in Parliament. In its...
More »PM Modi showed magnanimity and political sagacity by withdrawing farm laws -VS Pandey
-Hindustan Times Democracy is all about elected governments bowing down to people’s wishes and in that sense the decision taken by PM Modi is praiseworthy, writes VS Pandey. Prime Minister Modi, in his address to the nation, announced the withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws and apologised to all those who had suffered because of the SAMe. Farmers, basically from the states of Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh have been...
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