Sonia Gandhi’s letter to Prime Minister Two years achievement? This massive import? This government seems to have lost steam and might drive the country into an irreversible trend! Sonia Gandhi chose to write to the Prime Minister and places it on record on his moves to enter into a free trade agreement with the Asian…
Category: Agriculture
In Defence of the Rural Rich!
Why not? Rich needn’t be on the defensive anymore! The “eviction” rate, another name for those leaving their traditional petty living with so much to lose with the new opportunities opening up, in the nearby towns and cities, the eviction rate is on average 15%.In tribal and Rajbonshi-dominated districts of south and north Bengal respectively,…
Open more botanical gardens! Save biodiversity!
In schools/colleges/wherever possible! A very inspiring article and an editorial in the world’s famous science journal, Nature! On what? On the role of botanical gardens in restoring the biodiversity in a world of declining biodiversity! How wonderful! So, science teachers, botanists, professionals and amateurs! Take heart and go ahead in taking an interest in our…
Wheat import implications!
Bharti Mittal and Reliance entry in agri trade: blessing or a curse? The wheat import seems to have gone unnoticed! But for the wisdom of the Rajya Sabha Chairman, Bhairon Singh Shekhavat (who only converted a Rajya Sabha question into a debate) India would have simply surrendered to foreign traps. Yes, Cargill and Wal Mart…
Agriculture’s many unattended problems!
Why Ministers don’t talk as much before? The Prime Minister might have imagined that 2 years in office is a time for celebrations. But suddenly he is caught in a multiple crisis situation. After 2 years in office is faced with perhaps the biggest crisis of his career, first, the OBC quota, next, the office…
Farmers suicides continue, Sharad Pawar announces a package!
NDTV/CNN-IBN channels flash the agri crisis news! So agri crisis is now urban news! The urban media, more so the TV media catches up with the farmers suicides! Yes, something like so many thousands of farmers continuing to think of desperate steps only can create the needed sensationalism and TV viewing audience! Not bad in…
Farming scenario is changing for the good
New private-public partnership initiatives could make a fundamental impact. It is nice to see V.P.Singh and Ajit Singh leading a farmers’ agitation in New Delhi. But are these leaders’ efforts worth the trouble? Yes, we need a farmers’s lobby to agitate and bring farmers’ issues always to the attention of the government of the day….
Will the Central Government take note of the minimum programme for agriculture modernisation?
Is the government in the listening mode? Or, is it seized of its own superiority of knowledge in this most critical sector? Farming scenario is changing for the good. Yet, the farm sector needs a serious look from the farmer’s points of view. Government should regulate banks and finance institutions to give funds to…