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Despite implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, which is a game-changer for beneficiaries, portability among migrants has been found to be low. This is because 79 per cent of them avail PDS only at their home locations, a new study has found. The study conducted jointly by the Council for Social Development (CSD) and German Development …

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Delivering the keynote address at a dissemination-cum-consultation workshop on the study on ‘Status and Pathways for Portability of Cash and In-Kind Transfers in India’, Dr Apurv Mishra from the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) mentioned that this report came at a time of intense and cascading global challenges. The short-term disruptions with COVID-19 have …

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Marketing reforms in the agriculture sector is the need of the hour to make it a remunerative livelihood activity for farmers of the country, who constitute almost 70 per cent of the population. But this needs to be made through a wide consultation process involving all stakeholders, particularly the farming community. Reforms made by the …

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No, this is not about our former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, but my father. It would, however, be injustice to describe a multifaceted personality that he was, just as a farmer. He was an accomplished singer of Kirtan, Baul and Kavigan (Tarja), and proficient in playing several musical instruments. He organised and directed a Jatra/Alkap troupe where most of …

A Tribute to a Humble Farmer Read More »

It was the first Independence Day that I can remember. I was just seven years old. It was a different day. I got up and went to my school early. The headmaster hoisted the flag. We sang national anthem and we got chocolates from our teachers. It was just a candy but we used to …

15th August 1947, through the eyes of my mother! Read More »

This year there has been a call to boycott Chinese fire crackers in Diwali, particularly in social media. One wonder why there was not a call to boycott fire crackers altogether. It is now believed by many that fire crackers are an integral part of Diwali celebration. However, in reality, use of fire crackers during …

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Environmental degradation or pollution is very often linked to industrialisation. What often escapes adequate attention is environmental degradation due to agricultural activities. While spread of agriculture itself meant massive deforestation in most countries post industrial revolution, the nature of agriculture itself changed drastically. Use of natural resources like land and water as well as bio-chemical …

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