Rural Economy

How DBT prevented arhatiyas from economically exploiting farmers and streamlined procurement of produce

The intention behind direct payments to farmers is not to bypass Arhatiyas but to improve transparency in the process and provide best options to the farmers for their economic freedom.

80% of India's informal workers lost jobs during COVID lockdown, 63% survived on two meals a day, shows data

Government needs to take action regarding job security, social security benefits, food security, health benefits, and safety in the informal sector in such a way that it not only manages the current crisis, but also immunises the sector from future shocks

In COVID-19 crisis, an opportunity to reboot, revitalise rural economies with Youth Migrant Entrepreneurs

As the migrant crisis slowly subsides and India crawls its way back to normalcy, this is the right time to ask: isn’t there a way to avoid forcing these individuals out of their homes?

Budget 2020 farmer-friendly; takes steps to enhance rural employment livelihood opportunities

The allocation announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for rural development in the Union Budget is notable.

RBI holds policy rates: Central bank is caught in a tight spot to balance growth and inflation worries

The Budget announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was a lost opportunity to revive the demand scenario

Devendra Fadnavis is handing over a healthy balance sheet to Uddhav Thackeray but fresh challenges are emerging

In terms of debt, fiscal deficit and overall Gross Domestic Product contribution to the national income, Maharashtra is a well-performing state compared with other major states.

Now that BJP's kept Article 370, Ayodhya promise, high time govt focused on crashing economy, job generation, low investor confidence

The April-June GDP figure came at lowest in 7 years, gave a shocker to the economy.

Maharashtra Assembly election: Marathwada, Vidarbha battle farm crisis, but most willing to give Fadnavis-led govt second chance

In Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine appears to have succeeded, to a large extent, in getting its message across to the people in Latur, one of the few remaining Congress strongholds in the state.

Johnson & Johnson’s largest India plant idle three years after completion; GST, demonetisation impacts demand

Three years after Johnson & Johnson, the US healthcare company, completed construction of production facilities for cosmetics and baby products on the 47-acre site, they stand idle.

Eight indicators tell us what is going wrong in Indian economy right now and why bad days await next government

The rural economy, which largely depends on agriculture, is in a mess. Falling prices of agricultural produce and lack of irrigation/ storage facilities have been hurting the farmers