-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro witnessed a massive dip of more than THRee lakh in daily ridership in October this year as compared with the previous month. This is the steepest month-to-month fall in Metro ridership ever and appears to be linked to the fare hike in October. On October 10, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) implemented the second phase of fare hike after the first round of...
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Madhya Pradesh's new scheme to protect farmers against fall of crop prices stumbles at the start -Mridula Chari
-Scroll.in Halfway THRough the ambitious Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana, farmers are protesting and accusing traders of suppressing prices. When the Madhya Pradesh government introduced the Bhuvantar Bhugtan Yojana in August it hoped the new scheme would assuage angry farmers and provide them a cushion against a possible price crash of farm produce. But in the first harvest season after the scheme was introduced farmers continue to get prices below their expectations. Many farmers...
More »Bengal farmers smell opportunity in aromatic rice -Shobha Roy
-The Hindu Business Line Strong demand, remunerative prices are the encouraging factors Kolkata: The uncertainty around production and prices of the common variety of paddy, Swarna, and the prospect of earning better income are driving farmers in Burdwan district of West Bengal to go in for the cultivation of gobindobhog, a premium variety of aromatic rice. Gobindobhog, which got the GI (Geographical Indication) tag in August, is primarily cultivated in East Burdwan district...
More »India's food subsidy programme, future of farmers hang in the balance -Ishan Kukreti
-Down to Earth At the upcoming WTO meet, India has to negotiate a better deal to ease restrictions on giving food subsidies When the World Trade Organization (WTO) meets in Buenos Aires in Argentina next month, India would be arguing for something of immense importance for the country’s agrarian economy. At the Eleventh Session of the Ministerial Conference of WTO from December 10 to 13, India will try to prevent restrictions on...
More »The beginning of real loss -Archana Mishra
-Govenance Now There is need for timely intervention to prevent malnutrition in tribal children She is tall, skinny and dark-complexioned. She sports a tattoo of lines and dots on her forehead, as if displaying a hieroglyphic text. Her neck is laden with beaded jewellery and a thick, rusted iron chain while the ears are pierced at two spots. The white sari draped till her knees contrasts with green and red glass bangles....
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