-Scroll.in News channels in Assam often distort, defame, suppress and sensationalise, all to advance the perceived of the Axomiya jati. A crowd of two-wheelers rushes forward. In the melee, a young man beats the motorcyclists with a thick bamboo stick. The video ends as one of the two-wheelers loses control, as its rider tries to avoid the bamboo stick, and collides with the person recording the video. Cheery captions appear: “Bholuka bnaah [bholuka...
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Agriculture needs govt boost: Both PMFBY and PMKSY are flagging, revive them
-Financial Express While the government has reason to be pleased about the fact that the claims paid to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) have risen by around 50%, to Rs 15,181 crore in Kharif 2017 as compared to Rs 10,425 crore in Kharif 2016, what is worrying is the dip in both the number of farmers as well as land area covered by the scheme. More so...
More »More firms battling squeeze in profit margins, finds IIM-A survey
-The Hindu Business Line BIES for Sept 2018 points at more proportion of companies facing ‘much less than normal profits’ Ahmedabad: The manufacturing sector seems to be going through a troubled time as more companies have indicated a ‘much less than normal’ profit margin, according to a survey by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). The latest Business Inflation Expectations Survey (BIES) for the month of September 2018, revealed that 45 per...
More »Camel milk is gaining popularity. Could it be an alternative for dairy market? - Smitha Verma
-Financial Express From camelccino to camel milk chocolate, there’s no dearth of delicacies on offer. Camel milk is in the news. And hailing its virtue is none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a gathering of farmers in Anand, Gujarat, in October, Modi narrated how he was ridiculed for describing camel milk as nutritious once. It was during his stint as chief minister of Gujarat that he had tried promoting camel...
More »With due respect, Finance Minister -Arun Kumar
-The Indian Express There has Been only a marginal increase in the direct tax to GDP ratio after demonetisation. And the economy didn’t need to suffer for digitisation. The government did not celebrate the second anniversary of demonetisation, one of its biggest policy initiatives. It has celebrated the anniversary of all other big policies. Why the diffidence? The finance minister did come out with a statement listing the achievements of demonetisation. But his...
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