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19-2-24  SKM Out-rightly Rejects the Union Ministers Proposal on Crop Diversification and Procurement for 5 Years as Diverting and Diluting the Focal Demands of Farmers. Nothing Below MSP@C2+50% with Guaranteed Procurement Acceptable to Farmers. SKM Rejects Proposal of Ordinance on A2+FL+50%- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)  https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/samyukta-kisan-morcha-rejects-centre-msp-proposal-crops-punjab-9169610/

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Here is one self-evident manner in which the “quid pro quo” might have worked after the electoral bonds scheme was launched in 2017.

https://thewire.in/business/quid-pro-quo-how-revealing-electoral-bonds-will-clear-questions-of-len-den 

The many gifts to big business

It may be recalled that the scheme was launched mid 2017, just after the economy was delivered the twin shocks of demonetisation and the launch of a messy Goods and Services Tax. There is enough literature available to suggest that these events broke the back of micro, medium and small scale industry and helped the big corporates further consolidate their market share at the cost of small industry. In subsequent years, many large companies openly admitted – indeed touted – as their achievement that they had taken away substantial chunks of market share from the players in the small and unorganised sector who could not recover from these twin shocks.

by M.K. Venu

19/02/2024

Scams Listed in the NDA White Paper, Their Outcome and Beyond Moneylife Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtY9PInT_JA 

https://www.moneylife.in/article/scams-listed-in-the-nda-white-paper-their-outcome-and-beyond/73420.html 

Feb 16, 2024  Sucheta Dalal discusses a White Paper on the Indian Economy presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, examining governance issues and policy paralysis during 2004-2014. The white paper highlights 15 major scandals that impacted public opinion against the UPA government, including the Coal Block Allocation and Commonwealth Games scandals. However, here the selection of scandals has been criticised for its perceived bias and failure to establish widespread corruption.

Modi's 10 Years Have Created Fragile 82 Crore Indians on Free Rations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkHXMynUIv0  | MK Venu |Parakala Prabhakar  Feb 14, 2024 for YT transcript "J:\0data\00toread\prakala-wire.html"

The End of PayTM | Arrogance | China Link | RBI | Dhruv Rathee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAiDC-SgF7o 18 Feb 2024
 Paytm's recent challenges following the RBI's crackdown due to compliance issues. these developments have affected Paytm's operations and what they mean for the future of digital payments in India. From Paytm's rapid growth post-demonetisation to facing operational restrictions,r the key points that have led to concerns over regulatory compliance and trust in the fintech sector.  insights into the dynamics between innovation, regulatory adherence, and customer trust in digital finance.
Truth behind PayTM by Dhruv Rathee | Cobrapost Operation 136 -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseroHjs__E

Ruchir Sharma Interview Live: Political Commentor Ruchir Sharma Live On His Predictions For 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhFqKSolFMs  Feb 17, 2024 #RuchirSharma Ruchir Sharma Interview: Known for the way he joins the dots between politics, economy and global affairs to identify emerging patterns and better focus on the big picture, Ruchir Sharma has written extensively on the global economies, giving deep insights about their growth and slowdown.reglobalisation  - china +1 tendency..in investments.. But cant take it for granted that it will come to India..

Use of Drones  https://scroll.in/article/1063802/farmers-protest-isnt-the-only-target-of-drones-deployed-by-indian-security-forces  drones made by Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited, or DRIISHYA, a public limited company launched in 2021. In 2022, the Border Security Force had unveiled a drone-based tear smoke launcher, describing it as a "force multiplier for the security forces working in the law-and-order management domain".

In 2019, during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Delhi Police had used cameras mounted on drones to identify protestors. Drones were also put to use during the violence in Delhi in February 2020, in which 53 people – mostly Muslim – were killed. In response to a Right to Information plea on the use of drones for policing during the violence, the Delhi Police offered "no comment" on whether there were guidelines, rules or standard operating procedures according to which they acted.

In an even more striking incident Scroll reported last year, residents of four villages – Bhattiguda, Kawargatta, Jabbagatta and Meenagatta – in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh had alleged that drones were used for aerial bombing in the area in April. Residents of several villages in the region had made such claims in January 2023, April 2022 and April 2021 too.

the government to introduce the Drone Rules, 2021, which had simpler regulations,” Somayajula said. “In the new set of rules, there were no provisions for citizen privacy and protection of data collected by the drone or any mention of safeguards to privacy or data protection.”

Even before the Drone Rules were introduced, the civil aviation ministry in April 2021 exempted all government agencies under the Union home ministry and police forces in all states and Union Territories from the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules.

Modi Government Lacks a Clear Economic Ideology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EFEucIhoQA&t=0s | Parakala Prabhakar eedina Jan 25, 2024
Political Economist Parakala Prabhakar interviewed by banking expert Venkat Srinivasan for 'eedina' YouTube channel. This interview has come up in the background of the work 'The Crooked Timber of New India'. Here is the first part of his one-hour interview.

Modi feeding the stronger; asking the weaker to wait for their benevolence | Parakala Prabhakar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9V9nbMsQ0E Political Economist Parakala Prabhakar was interviewed by banking expert Venkat Srinivasan for 'eedina' YouTube channel. This interview has come up in the background of the work 'The Crooked Timber of New India'. Here is the final part of his interview. https://eedina.com/special/political-economist-parakala-prabhakar-interview-part-2-1005/2024-01-26/ "J:\0data\00toread\paarkala-timber.html"