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Farm friction
The government must move purposefully to address the systemic malaise in
agriculture.
June 1, many farmers are on an unusual 10- day „strike‟ to draw government‟s
attention to distress in the fields.
A federation of 130 farmer bodies has decided to stop supplies of vegetables and
dairy produce to major cities.
Hold a dharna on 30 national highways, without blocking vehicular passage.
Prices of vegetables and fruits are inching up in urban centres given the supply shock created by this „Gaon Bandh‟; in cities like Mumbai fishermen have joined the cause.
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Farmers’ demands are not new — enhancement of the minimum support price regime for crops in line with the M.S. Swaminathan Commission recommendations.
Good monsoon expected healthy output could put additional pressure on prices
On June 6, 2017, some farmers were killed in police firing in Mandsaur, Madhya
Pradesh, during an agitation for better crop prices.
Rural distress has dented(घटाना) BJP‟s electoral performance in recent months.
100% FDI was allowed in the food retail business in 2016, but little money has
come in as retailers want permission to stock a few nonfood items like soaps and
shampoos for customers.
Minister in charge had promised this over a year ago, but nothing happened.
Blaming the agitators is easy; policy responses are where heavy lifting is needed.
To be an environmental world power
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen India to be „host country‟
to mark World Environment Day today.
Cross-border environmentalism is crucial for South Asia, but India is not incline
d to take the lead.
South Asia- Quarter of the world‟s population affected.
Within each country, with politics dancing to the tune of populist consumerism,
nature is without a guardian.
South Asian societies apart when people should be joining hands across
borders to save our common ground.
River flows do not respect national boundaries.
Our region, and the biggest polluter whose population is the most vulnerable,
India needs to be alert to the dangerous drift.
China has been resolutely tackling air pollution and promoting clean energy.
Rivers into sewers
Ground fog, brown cloud As the UNEP will be the first to insist, is introducing
massive disturbances to South Asia.
When environmental impact assessments have become a ritualistic farce in each
country and governments react with great prejudice against environmental
activists, it is little wonder that the Chipko Movement of Uttarakhand
is erased from memory.
Economic losses of environmental destruction and get local institutions to act on their ownership of natural resources.
When organic environmentalism‟ rises from the grassroots and makes state
authority accountable, South Asia and its peoples will be protected.
Checking crimes against Dalits Protect the great and small
States should have the final say in what is important for protection in the Schedule lists
of the Wildlife Act.
Over the years, the Wildlife Act has expanded the number of species given varying degrees – 184 animals in 1972 to over 909 entries.
Vertebrates, invertebrates and plants.
What has remained unchanged is the power of inclusion and exclusion, which lies with the Centre.
Schedule lists are critical as they determine anti-poaching regulations and even habitat protection.
A majority of the 659 species of Indian endangered fish do not find mention.
128 species of bats, including fruit bats, are considered vermin(दर िंदा) despite their significant role as pollinators(प ागण).
Shouldn’t States have the final say in what is important for protection within their myriad landscapes?
Available, accessible, but not stable
The right to food is a well established principle of international human rights law.
It has evolved to include an obligation for state parties to respect, protect, and fulfil
their citizens‟ right to food security.
Our current understanding of food security includes four dimensions of access,
availability, utilisation and stability.
As a state party to the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, India has the obligation to ensure the right to be free from hunger and the right to adequate food.
Post-Independence were turbulent for India.
Memories of Bengal famine remained fresh and fears of a food shortage were
rampant.
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Hunger was thought to be a function of inadequate food production.
In 1974, the World Food Conference defined food security primarily in terms of production —
as the “availability at all times of adequate world food supplies.”
Green Revolution to boost food production- increases in rice and wheat production in
some parts of country, its devastating environmental impact has also rightly been critiqued.
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Tamil Nadu fares poorly with only one candidate in the top 50; Kalpana Kumari from Bihar
comes first with a perfect score of 360 in biology.
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Mr. Mehta and the Deputy Chairman of Indian Banks‟ Association (IBA) and Chairman
of State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar were questioned on the PNB scam.
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Page-3- Citizenship Bill: Cong. wants House debate
Seven-member delegation meets Assam Speaker, asks for special session
The Opposition Congress legislators on Monday urged Assam Assembly Speaker
H.N. Goswami to immediately convene a special session of the House to debate the
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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Page-7- Protesters in Rajasthan give away vegetables to the poor
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NPAs increasing, IBA tells panel
₹8•000 crore relief package likely for cane farmers, mills
Centre to set minimum price for sugar, create buffer stock
TRAI moots network to help in disaster relief
‘Aim is to aid decision-making for public protection’.
Last Day- Q’s- Answer.
IRNSS:- Indian Regional Navigation Satellite system
It is a major city in Northern Iraq.
Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris.
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