No worries, government assures dairy industry on RCEP
India’s homegrown dairy industry would require a support of around Rs 8-10 per kilogram of milk if the government allows import of dairy …
Data shows corporates are consistently favoured over rural India
Corporate India gets indirect subsidy equivalent to 60 per cent of government expenditure on rural areas
पशु व्यापार पर प्रतिबंध से विकराल हो रही है आवारा मवेशियों की समस्या
आवारा मवेशियों की संख्या इस हद तक बढ़ गई है कि फसलों को बचाने के लिए ग्रामीणों को रातभर जागना पड़ रहा है
Indians spend most on public transport, communication
More than 60% of rural and urban families use bus as their main mode of public transportation, shows the NSSO survey of expenditure on …
Stimulus that can spoil the milk sector
Karnataka government's financial stimulus to its dairy cooperative is benefitting 2.5 million farmers, but can destabilise the national market
‘Indian and African leaders must not fail to protect interests of locals at upcoming WTO meet’
Civil society members have expressed deep concern about how talks in previous such meets have failed developing countries
Worry for economy: Labour’s contribution to income keeps dipping
Income is being transferred from workers to capitalists, finds the latest UNCTAD report
Human development index: India climbs one spot to 130
Rising economic inequalities and wide gender gap don’t let India achieve a faster ascent among 189 countries
Young and jobless
Across the globe, unemployment is growing three times faster among youngsters than among those above 24 years of age
India must spend 10% of its GDP to meet SDGs by 2030: Report
UNESCAP report flags concern regarding India’s rising non-performing assets, which can potentially derail the country’s efforts …
गाय संकट-2 : 35 साल के विकास के बाद मवेशी अर्थव्यवस्था संकट में
मवेशी कृषि अर्थव्यवस्था के विकास में सहायक हैं। कृषि से प्राप्त होने वाले सकल मूल्य में मवेशियों की हिस्सेदारी बढ़ी है जबकि फसलों की ...
Central concerns
In a bid to give more fiscal autonomy to states, the Centre in the last budget gave them a higher share in Union tax receipts. Has this helped …
MGNREGS falls short of funds again despite increased allocation in rural sector
Pending liabilities in the scheme means that workers’ wages are unpaid
Global civil society organisations support India’s stand at WTO
Support comes just before WTO’s Nairobi meet in December
Rural households have higher debt than urban counterparts: NSSO report
The debt in rural households is higher, even though their total assets are less than urban households
Economic Survey recommends using MGNREGA to revive water bodies
Revival will lead to an increase in the net irrigation potential
Poor countries have remained poor, says World Bank
A new report confirms that Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are home to some of the poorest populations
Banking on a flimsy promise
The government is clueless about incentives it has promised under its Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to bring every family under the formal …
Two for tangle
Development takes backseat in Northeast as two Central agencies try to outcompete each other
Polls won, waivers announced, but govt has no data on farmer suicides
The last NCRB report published in 2016 said a farmer committed suicide every hour in the country
Handloom threatened
Textile ministry proposes change in definition of handloom. Weavers fear it can ruin the tradition
Drastic step or careless move?
Bill allows regional rural banks to tap private capital