Articles
View all articles-
Food Security Act an opportunity for Rahul to say I don't want to be PM
In its current form the Right to Food Security Bill is nothing but a vote gathering ploy for Rahul Gandhi and nothing else, the bleeding hearts of jholawalas notwithstanding. #HowThisWorks #UPA #Rice #Wheat #Rahul Gandhi #PDS #Right to Food Security
-
Govt wants to play sugar daddy for 2 years. Is this reform?
Can an industry be told that you are free for the next two years, and we shall then see what happens? This is the case with sugar decontrol #Sugar #PDS #Reforms #Sugar decontrol
-
Decision on sugar decontrol in 15 days: KV Thomas
According to sources, about 10 states have given their views on the panel's suggestions on sugar decontrol. However, the two major sugar producing states - Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra - have not yet responded. #Uttar Pradesh #Sugar #C Rangarajan #PDS #PolicyWatch #Sugar decontrol
Blog posts
View all blog posts-
Time Maharashtra bares all on PDS
Why did the Maharashtra government refuse close to a million metric tonnes of food grains allocated to it in January this year? And, then ask the Centre for two lakh metric tonnes of it to meet "acute scarcity conditions"? #ToWhatEffect #PDS #Maharashtra #P. Sainath
Wire
-
Channel News Asia
SGX in talks to sell stake in PDS
SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange (SGX) is in discussions to sell its 20 per cent stake in Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp (PDS). In a statement, SGX said the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc (PSE) wishes to enter discussions with SGX on the sale of it #Singapore Exchange #Philippines
-
MSN India
Centre to examine K''taka govt demand on extra PDS rice supply
New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Food Minister K V Thomas today said the Centre will examine the newly-formed Karnataka government''s demand to provide additional quantity of rice to BPL families in order to fulfill its election promise. In its election manifesto #New Delhi #Indian National Congress #International Olympic Committee
-
Economic Times
Amartya Sen: A Nobel Pamphleteer
Amartya Sen, as befits a Nobel laureate, has often produced careful calculations to throw light on dark situations, such as the number of deaths caused by Mao's Great Leap Forward in China. So, it was astonishing to hear him say on a recent TV programme #Amartya Sen #China #India




