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…
Crop insurance scheme suffers on multiple fronts!
No CMD for the Agriculture Insurance Corporation! Prime Minister’s many welfare schemes: what progress? There are many of the Modi government welfare schemes that are advertised extensively. One of the welfare schemes is about the farmers’ crop insurance scheme. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana. It is a year since the scheme was launched. The new…
The rise of liberalism in the world.
How we in India understand the economic growth and political fall-outs? How transparent is governance in India? After all these years of Modi government? Parties, castes and dynasties don’t change anyway! Now, Modi government is out of the woods, so to say? Demonetisation has eased peoples’ hardships? Country and the issues are of a long-term…