Opinion
Online skill-building of Gram Panchayat and Line Department functionaries in Uttar Pradesh: A suggestive framework
The skill-building of the elected and the non-elected panchayat officials is the...
Challenges for India’s agricultural exports: Discordant voices get louder at WTO
While favourable conditions continue to exist for stimulating agricultural exports,...
NCUI Haat: Strengthening the Cooperative Brand
NCUI Haat will be inaugurated on 16 August 2021, and will host exhibitions of products...
97th Amendment and recent SC judgement: Understanding the implications for the new Ministry of Cooperation
The new Ministry of Cooperation can make a difference in the lives of millions of...
Sorry, inflation above 10 per cent cannot be brushed aside as ''routine''; it is hurting
Let inflation not be a routine affair; it is a serious issue afflicting the economy....
Understanding social costs of e-retail and monopoly
What happens off the farm matters much more for farmer livelihoods than what happens...
Enabling environment is a must for 'Sahakar se Samriddhi'
An efficiently functioning cooperative structure alone has the potential to make...
Power imbalances in food systems
Unfortunately, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a greater...
The “slow magic” of agricultural research must accelerate
The Prime Minister has envisioned making India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25....
Elections of Kshetra Panchayat President and Zila Panchayat President in UP: A dangerous portent for rural self-governance
Although the elections are not being held on party symbols, there is the active...
Hurdles for universal vaccination
Will patent-free vaccines and medicines really become a reality? Or will poor countries...
Inflation squeezes the average Indian battling Covid-19 impact; looking through it not an option
The price rise is much more severe than its reflection in the headline numbers....
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...
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