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The comparative study of increase in the MSP during the one decade of the Modi govt. and one decade of the Manmohan govt. reveals that the proportional increase in MSP during the Manmohan govt. was almost 2 to 3 times higher than increase in MSP during the Modi govt.
In the wake of the Modi government forming a commission to reevaluate reservations for Dalits, Ambedkarite intellectuals are debating whether Muslim and Christian Dalits should be included in the Scheduled Caste list.
Two recent shocking revelations: Vedanta-Foxconn cornering a subsidy of Rs 76,000 crore to build chips; and a wrong Hyundai group getting a huge subsidy to make EV batteries. The partisan debate over “freebies” sparked by PM Modi himself now stands exposed more than ever, in multiple ways.
Madhya Pradesh claims to have become the first state to fulfil PM Modi’s vision to start medical and technical education in Hindi. But it is silent on why the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, set up with much fanfare in 2011 by the Chouhan government to provide technical, medical, and engineering courses in Hindi, is now on the verge of closure.
The tax system heavily favours large corporations, and has become even more so in recent times.
This is a retrogressive draft Bill, which will boost the monopoly power of a handful of telecom companies over the internet and legalise the government’s 360-degree surveillance of citizens.
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
Privatisation of grain procurement and cap on procurement subsidies are among the ideas being floated.
In his August 15 speech, Prime Minister Modi sidestepped demands on the government to deliver on its promises and instead laid great emphasis on citizens fulfilling their duties. The Orwellian new name for Delhi’s Rajpath adds to this push.
The years of high growth have done little to improve a dismal employment picture, and the conditions of work only deteriorated after those heady growth days came to end. The jobs crisis is real. Also: The jobless rate crossed 8% yet again.
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