WHY ARE FARMERS DISTRESSED ACROSS INDIA? Author: Vikas Vasudeva Read the full article here. Read the POINTERS. The agriculture sector is characterized by instability in incomes because of various types of risks involved in […]
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Summary-Yojana-Managing Non-Performing Assets: A Paradigm Shift
MANAGING NON-PERFORMING ASSETS: A PARADIGM SHIFT Source: Yojana – January 2018 Author: Deepak Narang Banks cause money to be circulated in the economy by seeking deposits from those who have a surplus […]
Summary-The Hindu-Making Financial Savings Less Taxing
MAKING FINANCIAL SAVINGS LESS TAXING Author: Aarati Krishnan Read the full article here. Bumping up the household savings rate and nudging savers to park their surpluses in financial assets can have a […]
Summary-The Hindu-The Balancing Act
THE BALANCING ACT Author: Rajiv Bhatia Read the full article here. India is important to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); it is viewed as a benign power; and huge scope exists […]
The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008
Source: The Hindu Why in news recently? (Between July and October last year, more than 40 farmers died in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region in what were feared to be cases of pesticide poisoning. […]
Summary-The Hindu-Problem Of Plenty
PROBLEM OF PLENTY Author: NA Read the full article here. Boom and bust in the prices of agricultural goods has become a common phenomenon. The price of potatoes which has been quite […]
Summary-The Hindu-Agriculture Needs a Reform Package
AGRICULTURE NEEDS A REFORM PACKAGE Author: Puja Mehra Read the full article here. The objective of price stability of farm products is tilted in favour of consumers, who make a bigger vote […]
Summary – The Hindu – A New Weapon In The Carbon Fight
A NEW WEAPON IN THE CARBON FIGHT Author: Sujatha Byravan Read the full article here. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have crossed 410 parts per million and oceans are already turning acidic. […]
Summary – The Hindu – Left Behind On The Path Ahead
LEFT BEHIND ON THE PATH AHEAD Author: Nikhil Shenoy Read the full article here. Mandatory digitization is causing immense pain to the poor, non-literate and marginalized section of the country. An 11 year […]
Summary – Yojana – Protagonist To Economic Transformation
PROTAGONIST TO ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION Source: Yojana – January 2018 Authors: Vivek Kumar, Sanket Tandon, Shubhada Rao 2018 will see a sustained rise in banking services and therefore banking solutions and delivery would […]
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