Public Deprived System

Old demons remain, new emerge

CAG blames Centre for increase in foodgrain procurement cost

In its report to Parliament on Tuesday, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has accused the Indian government of  adopting a “skewed” method of deciding the minimum support price for food grains. MSP is the price at which government agencies procure wheat and paddy from farmers.

A compromised consensus

AFTER 19 months of intense negotiations between the ruling United Progressive Alliance government and opposition parties, the Land Acquisition (Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Bill of 2011 is close to being passed by Parliament. On April 18, the government claimed that all major political parties have reached a “broad consensus” on the Bill.

EU threat to farmers

Letters - April 15-31, 2013

Passive Choice

Veggies delight

Ram Oraon blames his grandfather for his frail health and for much of his life spent battling poverty. He has watched his two brothers die young. “They always had poor health,” says the 60-year-old marginal farmer from Malhan Bhuiyadih village near Ranchi.

Small fish, big net

At a rural market, fishers selling tiny fish in small baskets cannot escape the curious eye. Often ignored as “trash” or “miscellaneous” by the formal fishery sector, small fish is a delicacy rural people line up for. A loving husband would never miss the chance to give his expecting wife a meal full of nutritious small fish. A mother would always pursue her children to have them for good eyesight.

People demand food security at protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Parties steal Congress show