Relevant for Sociology, General Studies & Essay. Apparently, a marginal infusion of cash in the hands of the poor will
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Fertiliser subsidy: Most farmers don’t know they receive benefit: Survey
Relevant for Sociology, General Studies & Essay. The Centre spends some Rs 70,000 crore annually to heavily subsidise fertiliser for
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Casual farm labour shrinks by 40% since 2011-12, total job loss nearly 3 crore: NSSO data shows
Relevant for General Studies & Sociology – UPSC-CSE 2019 An estimated 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their jobs in rural
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White gold: How a revolution was reversed
Relevant for General Studies Bt cotton helped India become the world’s No. 2 producer and No. 2 exporter of the
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Pest challenge: A new, unwelcome visitor
Relevant for General Studies. Fall armyworm, first detected in maize fields in India last year, can wreak havoc across crops
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Understanding Articles 370, 35A
Relevant for General Studies Paper 1 & 2. A recent central ordinance, which extends reservation to SCs and STs in
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How India can increase its farm productivity
Relevant for General Studies Paper 3, Sociology & Essay. Addressing the knowledge gap among smallholders can significantly improve productivity, farmer
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India and China are leading the way towards a sustainable growth model
Relevant for General Studies, Essay & Sociology Research shows that achieving India’s renewable energy targets would create 330,000 new jobs.
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Rivers are critical for groundwater recharge
Relevant for General Studies & Essay India’s groundwater recharge is not adequate even though drought conditions are making us extract
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Fighting for those on margins in both genders
Relevant for Sociology, Essay & General Studies Paper 1. Enacting the Women’s Reservation Bill would be the next step in
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How much ground has democracy lost in recent years?
Relevant for Essay, Sociology & General Studies. In China, 30 years ago, an audacious public protest in the capital’s central
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Ushering in a new social contract through Minimum Income Guarantee
Relevant for General Studies, Essay & Sociology The minimum income proposal will strengthen the State’s ability to deliver on its
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Repercussions of eviction of forest dwellers from their right on Forests
Relevant for Sociology, General Studies & Essay The Supreme Court put on hold its recent order asking states to evict
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Taxed through trade policies, farmers need stable income policy
Relevant for Sociology & General Studies. Implicitly taxed through restrictive marketing and trade policies, farmers need a stable income policy.
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State of Indian Agriculture: CSO.
Relevant for Sociology, General Studies & Essay. When it comes to agriculture growth, the NDA government compares poorly with its
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