Public opinion on farmers’ issues now would get some clarity? On the day of the great Sikh saint, Guru Nanak Dev day the government thought fit to withdraw the most draconian three laws on the farmers’ issues. Those who had agitated were the farmers of three most agricultural states, Punjab, Haryana and Western UP which…
Education and the contradictory realities
Indian education is undergoing an unpredictable path. There are many versions of the new education policy(NEP). It is not a uniform view articulated by the government. Prof.Thorat, the former UGC Chairman has latest expressed a view. That seems to be at the very heart of education policy-making. He says that equity in education is very…
Farmers protests prolonged for too long!
Neither good for farmers nor for the country!’ India’s profile is rising internationally. India was earning some good grades in the International diplomatic circuit. The time has come to heal some wounds that are troubling. One major irritant is the prolonged farmer’s agitation that has caused so much destruction and much violence. We refer to…
Sustainable Agriculture, the only future?
An action agenda is drawn up at the Glasgow climate change international summit! Yes, it looks to be the only hope for standing up to the Climate Change Challenge facing the world. The stark message from the world leaders from the COP 26 Summit the just concluded Glasgow summit of climate change meet gives hope…
How agriculture now occupies the world media headlines?
Fresh thoughts on the critical sector!In the latest world hunger index, India is shown in a poor light after many small neighboring countries! This is an insult to our media organizations. We have to change our media priorities from what we generally think our own political scenarios. Let us at least now change to serious…
Green Revolution 2.0
Wonder rice?Yes, it looks like that! This new discovery is likely to reduce emissions and offer a good yield! Much to cheer in the Agri sector! Yes, problems in agriculture are too familiar and too complex. It is not the claim of any politicians to say they have the solutions to this vast spread of…
China’s President bans the big education tuition shops!
They have become too big to regulate!To save children from the oppression of too much tuition burden! China beats the world education market! More students population!More resources, aggressive government’s education policies!President Xi’s Thought is now in the curriculum! Every year this time schools and colleges reopen not just in India but all over the world….
How agriculture has become a powerful political tool in big economies?
Is India still a deficit food economy?And Russia and other big economies are using their agriculture power as a political and diplomatic tool? Yes, we read every day about our agriculture development news. As bit players filling up our newspaper columns as a box news item, saying how the Kharif sowing, for instance, as normal…