New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselves
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has a Ministry of Cooperation that aims to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement. This is an opportune moment to look at the movement’s history, examine the…
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release…
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release…
Ministry of Cooperation:To strengthen cooperative movement in the country
The Modi government on Tuesday created a separate ministry — Ministry of Co-operation — for strengthening cooperative movement in the country. A separate ministry has been created by PM Narendra Modi-led Central Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening cooperative movement…
Ministry of Cooperation:To strengthen cooperative movement in the country
The Modi government on Tuesday created a separate ministry — Ministry of Co-operation — for strengthening cooperative movement in the country. A separate ministry has been created by PM Narendra Modi-led Central Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening cooperative movement…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…
Global oil price hike passed to consumers Will that happen with food too?
Brent crude prices crossed the $75-per-barrel psychological level last week and closed at $76.18 on Friday, the highest since October 29, 2018. While the increase in international oil prices – Brent was trading at just over $41/barrel a year ago – is being fully passed on to Indian consumers, it raises a related question: Will…
Global oil price hike passed to consumers Will that happen with food too?
Brent crude prices crossed the $75-per-barrel psychological level last week and closed at $76.18 on Friday, the highest since October 29, 2018. While the increase in international oil prices – Brent was trading at just over $41/barrel a year ago – is being fully passed on to Indian consumers, it raises a related question: Will…
How green are India’s agri-exports? From sustainability perspective
Agri-exports touched $41.8 billion in FY 2020-21, registering a growth of 18 per cent over the previous year. This has brought some cheer within government circles and helped improve domestic farm prices somewhat. However, even these exports fall-much-short of the target of $60 billion that the Narendra-Modi-government set out to achieve by 2022. From a…