Higher MSP may spur inflation
As per the DBS report, the government’s decision to hike MSP for kharif crops is expected to impact GDP by by 0.1-0.2% besides adding to inflationary pressures.
Farm policies off target: study
Despite the general perception that Indian farmers are beneficiaries of major subsidies, a new report says the overall effect of policy interventions between 2014 and 2016 is, in fact, a 6% annual reduction of gross farm revenues.
The low-down on India-Iran oil trade
Iran has always been one of India’s main suppliers of oil, second only to Iraq and Saudi Arabia, with exports that totalled more than 27 million tonnes last year.
Comments Invited for Creation of National Health Stack
India today is witnessing significant trends in health: increasing prevalence of non communicable diseases for instance, as well as marked demographic shifts. Climbing out of- pocket costs is becoming difficult for most households.
Academia irked by HECI move
There is growing resentment within the academic community over the Centre’s decision to scrap the University Grants Commission and replace it with a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), which is likely to be without the grant-giving powers that the UGC possesses.
CJI alone is master of the roster: SC
The term ‘Chief Justice of India’ denotes an individual judge and not a collective of the first three or five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court called the ‘Collegium,’ the Supreme Court declared.
Alternative cereals can save water
If Indian farmers were to switch from growing rice and wheat to ‘alternative cereals,’ such as maize, sorghum, and millet, it could reduce the demand for irrigation water by 33%.
Decline in Forex reserves
As per the biannual report of RBI on exchange management, the adequacy of foreign exchange reserves, measured by import cover, declined to 10.8 months in December 2017, from 11.3 months at the end of March 2017.
Strain on Commercial Vehicles
According to Fitch Ratings, rising fuel prices could strain India’s commercial vehicle operators and lead to a rise in auto loan delinquencies,.
Test-tube embryos may save northern white rhinos
Months after the death of Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino (NWR), scientists have grown embryos containing DNA of his kind, hoping to save the subspecies from extinction.