The Lack of Consensus on Farm and Food Policy Is Growing
BY BHARAT DOGRA Agriculture officials and experts are voicing strong criticism of the government’s farm policy and its performance. With the recent upsurge in farmers’ movements […]
Month: October 2017
In India, it is about changing men’s mindsets: Elizabeth Broderick
By SURUCHI KAPUR GOMES Many believe educating women will lead to them naturally trickling into the workforce, said Elizabeth Gender equality, sexual discrimination and harassment is […]
‘Income inequality in India at its highest level since 1922’
By Sanjay Vijayakumar Top 1% of earners captured less than 21% of total income in the 1930s, which dropped to 6% in the ’80s and has […]
Gender equality in hockey is a work in progress; women players still given the cold shoulder
By Jitendra Nath Misra Purists opine that gender does not matter in sports, in which recognition comes from performance alone. Sports is so visible and quantifiable […]
Indian peacekeepers in Sudan awarded UN medal
The Indian peacekeepers are part of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Fifty Indian peacekeepers stationed in South Sudan have been awarded the UN Medal for […]
Rabi Pulses To Compensate Losses In Kharif Season: Agriculture Minister
India’s pulses production is estimated to fall to 8.71 million tonnes during Kharif 2017 compared to last year’s record output of 9.42 million tonnes, according […]
Agriculture ministry maps 185 districts through remote sensing for horticulture
The exercise is part of a project to develop India’s horticulture sector by identifying suitable areas and crop types The Union ministry of agriculture has […]
Feeding a billion: Evaluating India’s progress at eliminating hunger
By Rohan Abraham While food production is still not insulated from the vagaries of nature – which can vacillate between extremes – ranging from the floods […]
Despite Terrorism and Lack of Development, Manipur Achieves Major Healthcare Milestone
By Vishaka George The state, usually in the news for terrorist activity and civil unrest, is estimated to have only nine deaths per 1000 live births, […]
Why minimum wage not in NREGA: ‘Women paid less’
By Shalini Nair The Indian Express had reported how the ministry panel, in its report to minister Narendra Tomar recently, said that MGNREGA wages were lower […]