Why and what drives them to such drastic steps? Idealism of the youth confronts the gross realities of corruption and fall in governance standards. The issues are complex and they invite an in-depth debate! India is a country with a lot of aspirational youth. We say we are a young nation. There are millions of…
Agriculture and the ordinary people
Agriculture not for the experts alone!Brazil a big agriculture and forestry country is a unique planetary gift of mankind to fellow humans. Here is a country that needs to be studied in detail for its contribution to many of the current farm issues like climate change and deforestation, tree logging and cultivation of major agri…
Why the economic slowdown?
What policies needed in the current situation?Good governance is a top priority!There are worrying signs! There is an economic slowdown, no doubt. There are some unprecedented indicators. For one, the auto industry is in serious crisis. Unsold vehicles are piling up. Maruti, the major player with a 50 per cent of market share saw a…
Agriculture in times of floods fury, climate change and policy confusion!
The Prime Minister in his Independence Day Speech made many bold and new announcements to lift the economy from the slowdown. These schemes like empowering the farmers with several hopeful positive supports are welcome.Considering the tone and temper of the day and mood with the Jammu and Kashmir developments heavy in the background every Indian…
Amartya Sen talks of land reforms!
But doesn’t talk of agriculture and its problems? Agriculture, rural issues are assuming critical crisis levels. Further agriculture productivity farmers require lots of incentives including farming viability. So too panchayat raj reforms. Prof.Amartaya Sen can contribute a lot if he lends his moral prestige to such reforms, new ideas and polices. Prof.Amartya Sen is a…
Critical information in agriculture is not accessible Media freedom in India?
An illusion or a reality?Some style and much pretence!Media in India both print and TV needs much introspection!So many IT tools? Yet, what are their effective use for the farmers and general public? You see Indian agriculture is in distress. So much has been said all through the election campaigns and also in the speeches…
Agriculture is whose concern?
Every time anyone political person speaks of agriculture, be he the country’s Prime Minister or Rahul Gandhi, as they have been doing now we, the public, why even the hardened farmer enthusiast, tends to believe that the speaker is committed to farmers’ cause. Tragically, no more so. And that too in the aftermath of the…
Create jobs in rural India?
Variety of new services are coming up. Even IT outsourcing companies can create jobs in rural India!Indian agriculture is so fundamental! First of all the Agriculture and Industry Survey Journal wish the best of luck to the new Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister Sri Narendra Singh Tomar. The current priorities? Unemployment? Creating more jobs? Agriculture needs…