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The problem with the MSP is not that it is of marginal benefit to farmers. The problem lies in the inadequate spread of the procurement apparatus to cover more crops and a larger geographical region, the timing of the procurement operations and in some cases the unremunerative prices offered.
The noted economist speaks of how the idea of examining discrimination through economics has changed over the past two decades in India, why much more needs to be done to examine the biases of the field, and her discomfort with the pervasive myth of “merit” in India.
In a state with a tortured history of anti-immigrant resentment, every policy decision can have potentially seismic effects. Assam needs a strong movement to counter the actions of a casteist, communal state.
All through the Mughal rule, various Naths, including those of Gorakhpur, received gifts and grants from the emperors. Official temple literature also attests to this.
Book Review: Purushottam Agrawal, ‘Akath Kahani Prem ki: Kabir ki kavita aur unka samay’.
The so called ‘National Monetisation Pipeline’ announced by govt is nothing but a nefarious design to hand over all infrastructural assets to private hands virtually free for revenue generation by them without any obligation of capital cost and share a small part of that huge revenue with the Govt.
In the name of economic reforms, the government is promoting corporate interests: the farm laws are meant to benefit large agribusiness corporations; 100% FDI in food retail will enable companies such as Amazon to enter food retail, and destroy small and medium retail traders.
Ground Down by Hardship, Farmers Ready for Historic Bandh on Sept 27; Mass Mobilisation of Farmers in UP for Bharat Bandh; Reports from Punjab and Odisha; Farmers’ Protest Spreads to Avadh and Purvanchal.
Led by the Joint Platform of Scheme Workers Federations, ASHAs, along with workers engaged in anganwadis, mid-day meal scheme and National Health Mission also demanded a legislation on ‘right to universal healthcare’.
Modi government’s peculiar agenda is to turn everything into a commodity – from vaccines, to historic landmarks, to basic services. Nothing is sacrosanct, nothing is hallowed, nothing transcends the market; everything is for sale.
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