It is about the expected wheat short fall. NDTV flashed this news for a near half an hour in prime time news. Also the agriculture minister Sharad Pawar brave assertion as of now there is no cause for worry. Yet the minister in the same breath assures that in case there is a shortfall the…
Category: Agriculture
Prime Minister’s Red Fort Speech: Agriculture, just an excuse!
Very weak and uninspiring, the domestic agenda! The Prime Minister on the Independence Day makes the mandatory speech from the Red Fort. This, under the present incumbent had become a routine speech? Yes, he has warned the Pakistanis, he had reiterated commitment to the US nuke deal, he, more importantly had said something about the…
Bank Chairmen! Please read this!
It is an irony that as we type this note comes the news that RBI had punished 7 banks, private, foreign and PSU banks for violating IPO norms! The fines for the IPO scams run from Rs.25 lakhs to 5 lakhs. The point is that some of the superstars are also found to be indulging…
Karnataka aims for an advanced state status?
Karnataka politicians are pragmatic men! AP, Kerala, TN are in pro-active mode Now, among the most developed states, those in the South, Karnataka and AP and next Kerala too are going for new big projects to stay in the advanced states league. Karnataka has come out with a S&T policy that spells out many innovative…
Too much fancy talk in agriculture
Too little practical wisdom in agriculture We have just spent a week in the village and had come back to Bangalore. What impressions we get? There is too much fancy talk about agriculture as reported in the English press. There is now news about setting about knowledge centres in the villages! As if this is…
After the PM’s Vidarbha package fiasco.
At least do something more constructive this time! Jairam Ramesh package on raw materials ban, co-operative institutions look promising! Minister of State Jairam Ramesh’s idea of ban on raw materials exports, be it agri raw materials, or marine exports or mineral ore exports is welcome. Except the initiative comes from a lightweight minister and we…
Inflation rate hits rooftop!
Government resorts to desperate steps! Inflation rate hits a two year high of 6.73%.It was just less than half this rate last year this time. Inflation can be a good thing, if it is at a moderate rate. Inflation keeps prices on the upswing and that is a lot of incentive for a lot of…
Gap widening from Delhi to the grassroots!
There was this delightful column: Lunch with FT! The fun-like but more insightful column in the famed London Financial Times weekend review. This time it was with one 25-year old heir apparent of the famous Italy’s Fiat Empire! An interview with the heir of the biggest industry conglomerate! What he said? The dashing youngman, very…