What should the next PM do to address agrarian crisis

Woh Subah Kabhi To AayegiPic courtesy: Hindu Business LineThe launch of PM –Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna (PM-Kisan) scheme just before the code of conduct came into force, providing for a direct transfer for Rs 6,000 per year into the bank accounts of small...

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Northern Ireland media teaches lesson on responsible coverageIn any conflict or post-conflict zone, the hundreds of journalists I’ve worked with agree that they bear a particular responsibility to serve their communities by not exacerbating ongoing conflicts...

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Only a vibrant agriculture can address the employment crisis

In April, the Railway Recruitment Board received over 1.6-crore registration for 35,000 jobs of typists, stenos, account clerks, ticket collectors etc. In Punjab, over 6-lakh students appear for an International English Language Testing System (IELTS),...

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Minimum Support Price for agriculture is increasingly under WTO scanner

Farming will increasingly come under more pressure At a time when agriculture distress is at a peak, the pressure from World Trade Organisation (WTO) to seek reduction in the procurement prices for wheat, rice, pulses, cotton and sugarcane is posing...

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Nearly 50% country reeling under drought but fails to top election agenda

Pic courtesy: DW BlogsWHEN The Tribune reported on March 1 that nearly 47% of the country was in the grip of a severe drought, with at least 16 % falling in the category of ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional’, and knowing that drought could further worsen farm...

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Somber anniversary reminds journalists of responsibilitiesThis weekend marks a somber anniversary in greater Kansas City—the fifth anniversary of a racist-motivated shooting at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park that killed three people.At...

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Corporal Punishment: Intentionally Causing Physical Pain To A Student Is Prohibited in California

By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995School staff willfully inflicting physical pain to students is considered corporal punishment and prohibited in California unless certain exceptions exist.  As such, hitting,...

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Is Rahul Gandhi's minimum income guarantee scheme, NYAY, economically viable? My interview

Pic: from the webWill Congress president Rahul Gandhi's proposed minimum income guarantee scheme, Nyuntam Aay Yojna, or NYAY, free India from poverty? This question was asked by India Today to six economists.  Here is my reply. You can see...

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