Opinion
NO Certainty In Getting TRIPS Waiver Sought By India for Covid-19 Medicines
Covid-19 has triggered a huge demand for medical products which is unlikely to decline...
Govt should set up “National Rural Prosperity Fund” for improving private capital formation and asset creation in rural areas
The government has to put back agricultural growth on top of the development agenda....
MILK PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE ARE SYNONYMOUS IN INDIA
The controversy across the media is between PETA and GCMMF. People for Ethical Treatment...
Wealthy nations call the shots at WTO
There is more than an evident correlation, and in fact causation, between the current...
Farmers reaping losses in midst of runaway inflation
The story is two-fold: First the prices of farm produce are not increasing. On the...
Make MSP a legal guarantee
It is important that the farmers get a remunerative price and a fair share for their...
Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist
From a decentralization point of view, fifteenth Finance Commission's recommendations...
WHY DO THE NEW FARM LAWS AGITATE FARMERS
It appears beyond anybody’s comprehension how the recently enacted three union farm...
Can WTO's first woman chief address inequities in global farm subsidies
The current WTO rules allow rich countries to liberally subsidise their big agri-businesses,...
The plight of women in Bundelkhand
In the Bundelkhand region, the status of women deserves a special look. Women are...
Why Denigrate Them as Subordinate or Lower Judiciary?
Recent landmark judgments show the exemplary role of district courts in dispensing...
Hand over agriculture marketing to farm cooperatives and collectives
The government- or corporate-sector-driven institutional arrangements may not be...
Budget to promote agricultural diversification
The provisions in the proposed Budget are in continuation of the announcements made...
Agriculture gets what it already had; no major scheme or allocation
There were expectations that the Budget would come up with some major provisions...
Need for a Budget with major changes and steps for agriculture
There are strong chances of it being a normal financial year for the country’s economy...
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