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Even as the government is to be applauded for its social legislation “The Maintenance of and Welfare of Senior Citizens Act”, ironically, it is necessary to caution that it should not go retrograde on the so-called ‘unbearable ... More

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Merger fright
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AGRICULTURE
Fielding farm challenges
Agricultural subsidies have baffled the collective wisdom of the international community for well over five decades now. Every time multilateral trade negotiations decided to reduce agricultural subsidies, some nation or group of nations ... More

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Correcting a skewed behaviour pattern
There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of a section of political rivals, intellectuals and media pundits to pooh-pooh the significance of the hat trick performed by the Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, in propelling the BJP to power ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
‘Pure’ dairy farming: An idea whose time has come
Which is India’s No. 1 farm commodity? Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton or oilseeds? Well, none of them: The right answer is milk. In 2006-07, the country produced an estimated 100 million tonnes (mt) of milk. At an average farmgate price of ... More

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