Synopsis: Various surveys put the total number of agricultural households at a different number. The actual number of farmers deriving a significant share of their income from agriculture only is far less and this has policy implications. Introduction The last Agriculture Census for 2015-16 placed the total “operational holdings” in India at 146.45 million. The… Continue reading Revealing India’s actual farmer population
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Ordnance factories’ moment in history
Synopsis: Corporatization of OFB is the first step towards reforming it. India need to do much more. Contents1 Introduction2 How was the OFB corporatized? 3 What is the OFB corporatization plan?4 What are the issues with OFB?5 What can be done? Introduction Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) which started during the British era has ceased to exist… Continue reading Ordnance factories’ moment in history
Why new rule allowing recycled plastic in food packaging raises concerns
Synopsis: The new directive by Union environment ministry overrides 2016 rules that did not permit carry bags made of recycled plastic for food items. Contents1 Introduction2 What the concern w.r.t the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2021?3 Why using recycled Plastics in Food packaging is a problem?4 What is the way forward? Introduction Recently,… Continue reading Why new rule allowing recycled plastic in food packaging raises concerns
Staggered pricing: On cane pricing
Synopsis: The Government should avoid populist measures in cane pricing. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the other key suggestions given by CACP?3 Why is CACP favouring a staggered payment mechanism?4 How the proposed measures affect the interests of both the cane growers and the sugar industry?5 What is the way forward? Introduction Recently, Commission for Agricultural… Continue reading Staggered pricing: On cane pricing
Growing locally: On significance of GI tags
Synopsis: Geographical Indications tag is an opportunity for India to redefine the future of work using automation, technology and artificial intelligence while simultaneously enhancing and adorning the country’s talented local work force. Contents1 Introduction2 Why GI tag is significant?3 How Geographical Indications can benefit India?4 What are some existing challenges?5 What is the way forward?… Continue reading Growing locally: On significance of GI tags
Water water everywhere and we must stop to think
Synopsis: Floods have begun to affect an increasing area of India with rising intensity and frequency. Urban infrastructure is under severe pressure, and it’s unclear if we are prepared for worse. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the causes of floods?3 What is the impact of the floods?4 What are the associated issues? Introduction Incidents of floods… Continue reading Water water everywhere and we must stop to think
Challenges like climate change call for farm research to take centre stage, just like during the Green Revolution
Synopsis: Agriculture and climate change are too important at present. So, research should take centre stage and Agriculture has to be left only to generalist bureaucrats, economists and activists. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the need for these crops?3 What are the challenges India faced during Green Revolution?4 What are the present challenges of Indian Agriculture?5… Continue reading Challenges like climate change call for farm research to take centre stage, just like during the Green Revolution
We require a more inclusive financial inclusion index
Synopsis: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled its newly conceptualized Financial Inclusion Index to “capture the extent of financial inclusion across the country”. For meaningful financial inclusion, we must have meaningful metrics in the public domain. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the outlines of the new Index?3 Why RBI’s ‘financial inclusion index’ is much… Continue reading We require a more inclusive financial inclusion index
A lesson from China on gig workers’ rights
Synopsis: Recently, the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court demanding that the Union government provide assistance to workers affected by the pandemic. Introduction The petition has asked for ‘gig workers’ and ‘platform workers’ to be declared as ‘unorganised workers’ so they come under the purview of… Continue reading A lesson from China on gig workers’ rights
Ten months on, what lessons have we learnt from the farmers’ movement?
Synopsis: Farmer movement strengthened a new coalition of different interest groups and challenged the hegemony of agri-business. Introduction The article highlights the nature of ongoing farmer protests which was held against the three farm acts passed by the government. It dismisses the Marxian Maxism view which discussed the capacity of mobilization. Farmer movements instead combined… Continue reading Ten months on, what lessons have we learnt from the farmers’ movement?
