How the party can recover, if at all? The latest Assembly elections in five states proved many truths. The Congress party lost so badly in all states, except in Punjab. In UP, it was decimated. The most important state, UP, the very heart land rejected the party completely. Instead of dwelling on the reasons for…
Doubling farm incomes in five years?
Is it just a mirage and election-eve slogan? Indian agriculture won’t change easily Government budget is still subsidy-driven and populist only. You see, there are many experts who are specialists in agri sector. Also, there are rural experts, many highly devoted and committed to rural India and also others who can give a summary of…
Modi’s UP election promise to wipe off the farmers loans!
SBI and other banks seem to oppose the move! SBI chairperson, Arundhati Bhattacharya has come out to openly express her reservations. This she had said so to a CII, the private industry body. Prime Minister Modi won an unprecedented election victory, UP victory is something really unusual and such an absolute majority has done many…
MGNREGA allotted Rs.48,000 crores!
The highest allocation since its launch! We are all likely to forget or even if we know, at least some of the experts and others might know that on Februray 27 2015 the Prime Minister Mr.Modi in a speech delivered in Parliament had described the scheme s a living example of great failure! Yes, that…
Congress Party is doing things right?
Or, getting caught in its own fantasies? Justifying dynastic rule is highly unfair! As the economy grows fast, it very likely, that too in a democracy, corruption, the power of the corporate lobbies, why even the powerful industrial houses would only try to influence the party and government in power. Free media must be free….
India’s development priorities remain unclear
Under Prime Minister’s otherwise dynamic leadership! As I type these lines I see on the TV screen that a new Chief Minister is being sworn in what is seen as the most controversial politics of the Indian state, namely, Tamil Nadu. What TN points out to the rest of India and the world is that…
What is happening in the agri sector?
Is there is a concern for the drought and distress in the agriculture? What progress we have made in the many new projects like river-linkages? The government of Mr.Narendra Modi seems to have brought in a new reality or unreality for the all-important agri sector! From the estimates released by the government we are led…
Linking the rivers, building the waterways!
Finding solutions to the world’s water crisis! Water resources is a critical factor these days. So too the critical leadership that is sensitive and committed to augmenting water resources for agriculture and drinking water and for the general health of the economy and society. What do we see on the ground? Very narrow political and…