Budget 2021-22: What Is in it for the Poor? – Part 4
In this part, we examine the budget allocations for two more social sectors: nutrition schemes, including food subsidy, and pensions.
Farmers to Widen Protest; Join with Workers for Anti-Privatisation Day; Women Farmers Start Own Newsletter – Four Articles
Farmers decide to hold a ‘tractor march’ in 16 districts of UP and Uttarakhand, and simultaneously a padyatra too in UP; Central Trade Unions and farmers decide to observe anti-privatisation day on March 15; meanwhile, women farmers start their own newsletter at Delhi border.
Recent Amazon Revelations: What Do They Tell Us about the Ongoing Farm Protests?
A brief analysis of the Amazon revelations, in the context of the long debate on e-commerce in India, followed by a discussion on why it is so important to link it with the on-going policy debates and protests across the country.
Due to Record Price Hike, India’s Poor Give Up Refilling LPG Cylinders
Modi government’s flagship Ujjwala scheme continues to hand out new gas connections, but an increasing number of India’s poor have stopped refilling them due to high gas prices.
What Delhi Tells Us about Neoliberalism
In India, the transformation of Delhi Ridge from a site of working-class politics to a site of breezy recreation shows how a world-class megacity is made under the spell of neoliberalism. Workers are pushed to the side in order to make way for the affluent classes.
How Financially Feasible Would it be to Extend the MSP to All Crops?
There are multiple factors at play, which when put together, imply that the government need not procure everything the agriculture sector produces.
The New Farm Laws May Facilitate a Shift in India’s Agricultural Export Policy
Increasing agricultural exports from $40 to $100 billion is deemed a ‘national imperative’ to double farmers’ incomes by 2022-23. But it is actually a part of a global agri-business agenda.
Stop The Sale of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Press statement in solidarity with the employees and workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in their ongoing protests against the Central Government’s corporate-friendly decision to privatise the plant.
Govt Shortlists Four State-Run Banks for Privatisation; Bank Unions Announce Protests
India’s government has shortlisted Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India for privatisation. Bank unions announce nationwide protest against it.
Petrol Prices Up to Rs 100 per Litre in Some States: How Much of it Is Tax
According to Indian Oil, the retail selling price of petrol on 16 February 2021 was Rs 89.29. Out of this, a whopping Rs 53.51 is because of VAT (value-added tax) and excise duty. The figures are similar for diesel.