-Livemint.com Low incomes and poor farm-gate prices capture the reality of relentless distress in our hinterland National accounts data released last month estimated that the economy has contracted by 7.5% in the second quarter of 2020-21 compared to last year. For many, this was a sign of recovery, given expectations that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) would contract by around 10%. It is, no doubt, an improvement from the 23.9% GDP decline...
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Farmers' protest can go on as long as it doesn't endanger life, property: Supreme Court -Meghna Sen
-Livemint.com * CJI Bobde, WHO on Wednesday said that the matter must be handed over to a committee, told that the panel must have 'independent members with knowledge of agriculture and hear both sides and give a report on what needs to be done' * He also suggested that the independent committee can have P Sainath, Bhartiya Kisan Union and others as members The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the ongoing farmers'...
More »RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch alleges ‘nexus’ in retail trade
-The Hindu The SJM resolution repeatedly referred to the Reliance Industries’ foray into the retail sector and warned that local kirana stores would be transformed into fulfilment centres for Jio Mart. The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on December 13 demanded that the government not allow a “nexus” of multinational companies and large Indian business houses such as Reliance Industries to dominate the retail industry in the country as it would lead to...
More »Effect of new slaughter laws: cattle numbers fall in BJP-ruled states -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express If the stated objective behind enacting an anti-slaughter legislation is “preservation of cattle”, that message is clearly not being heeded by farmers. Karnataka has become the latest BJP-ruled state to put a stringent anti-cattle slaughter Bill in motion. On Friday, the state government said that it would bring in an ordinance to implement the provisions of the Bill, which was passed by the Assembly on Wednesday but could not...
More »Paddy Prices Have Crashed Below MSP in Many States -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in This is because the new farm laws have already paralysed mandis and traders are buying up paddy at lower prices. Even as farmer protests against the three new farm laws entered the 17th day, information available for mandis (WHOlesale markets) shows that a large proportion of this year’s paddy crop is being bought from farmers at much below the government declared Minimum Support Price (MSP). This could be attributed to the...
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