Interim Budget 2024: Continuing Modi’s Apathy Towards the Vulnerable
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Interim Budget 2024: Continuing Modi’s Apathy Towards the Vulnerable

The Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduces us to four pillars for whom the 2024–25 interim budget is designed: the poor, women, youth and farmers. However, the budgetary allocations do not reflect this commitment. Comments on the Interim Budget by several authors.

The Reality of India’s GDP, Incomes, Consumption, Private Investment – 2 Articles
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The Reality of India’s GDP, Incomes, Consumption, Private Investment – 2 Articles

‘Ignore the Spin, Incomes, Consumption and Private Investment Have Stagnated’: The FM’s budget speech reiterated Modi govt’s achievements over the past decade; facts have never come in the way of Modi’s penchant for weaving self-congratulatory narratives. Also: ‘The K is Indian GDP’s Reality: Why Deny?’

Tamil Nadu and Kerala Villagers Take On Adani Ports – 2 Articles
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Tamil Nadu and Kerala Villagers Take On Adani Ports – 2 Articles

‘Adani Ports: The Tamil Nadu Villagers Taking on a Billionaire’s Port Plan’: Thousands of villagers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are fighting a proposal to expand a port owned by billionaire Gautam Adani. Also: ‘From a Kerala Port, a Citizens’ Report Provides Proof of “Destructive Development”’.

Snowfall and Rain Elude Himalayas in the Peak of Winter – 2 Articles
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Snowfall and Rain Elude Himalayas in the Peak of Winter – 2 Articles

‘As Snowfall and Rain Elude Himalayas in the Peak of Winter, Worries Mount’: There has been a decline in the frequency of the western disturbance tropical storm, which brings rain and snow to northern India, say scientists. Also: ‘Kashmiris Look to Heaven, with Prayers and Hope, as Snow Stays Away Through Coldest Phase of Winter’.

NREGA Sangharsh Morcha Flays Linking of MNREGA to Aadhaar; Congress Calls it Cruel
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NREGA Sangharsh Morcha Flays Linking of MNREGA to Aadhaar; Congress Calls it Cruel

In a press statement, the Morcha has condemned the Modi government’s implementation of mandatory Aadhaar-based wage payments for MGNREGA workers from January 1, saying it will render 8.9 crore rural workers ‘ineligible’. Also: The Congress condemns this.

Agrarian Distress, Sluggish Job Market: Five Charts to Understand the Roots of the Maratha Agitation
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Agrarian Distress, Sluggish Job Market: Five Charts to Understand the Roots of the Maratha Agitation

Education has led to high mobility, especially in the poorer Marathwada region, but opportunities remain few alongside dwindling incomes, shows a data analysis.