Long march for livelihood
The BJP needs to think beyond farm loan waivers to address intensifying rural unrest. (Editorial)
Debt
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The convergence of peasant struggles worldwide
A plethora of problems face Southern and Northern family agricultures in the current neo-liberal era of financial capital domination worldwide, and has paved the way for the revival of peasant struggles
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Report on farm suicides in Budget session: Panel
The Vidhan Sabha Committee to review suicide by farmers and landless labourers will present its report in the Assembly during the Budget session scheduled later this month. Committee chairman Sukhbinder
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Too little, too late- Apathy towards the rural sector
The last budget of the Modi government comes against the backdrop of severe agrarian and rural distress. It is also the last opportunity to undo the damage caused to the rural economy by this government
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2017 Index of Economic Freedom
The Index of Economic Freedom provides compelling evidence of the wide-ranging tangible benefits of living in freer societies. The Index analyzes economic policy developments in 186 countries. Countries
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Building resilience to natural disasters: an application to small developing states
This working paper presents a dynamic small open economy model to explore the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters. In addition to permanent damages to public and private capital, the disaster causes
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Financing for development: Progress and prospects
<p>Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development has begun in earnest. The 2017 report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing
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Adani: remote prospect- Carmichael status update 2017
Mounting debt across the Adani Group suggests that the Indian conglomerate’s Carmichael mine proposal for northeast Australia has become an increasingly precarious house of cards, according to new report
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Supreme Court order on farmers suicide in Tamil Nadu, 13/04/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Tamil Nadu Centre for Public Interest Litigation Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding distressing conditions of the farmers
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding farmer suicides in India, 27/03/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Citizens Resource & Action Initiative (CRANTI) Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 27/03/2017 regarding farmer suicides in India. P.S. Narasimha