Q10 Development and Vision of India
1947 के शरणार्थियों से ज़्यादा बुरी गत किसानों की…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBepcmA4mf0
Aug 14, 2021
Nehru's word Tryst with Destiny had equivalence between farmers and modern economy... Uwhile ignoring the nine month old farmer agitation, govt has decided to observe 14th August of Parititon horrors day...
‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ | Historical echo to Narendra Modi’s announcement in Twitter
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Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
May the #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay keep reminding us of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony and human empowerment.
What is the politics behind Partition remembrance Day? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKFv98G9ck Why does Modi want to remind us of Partition? Is the politics of Hindu-Muslim polarization behind this? Discussions with Mukesh Kumar include- Prof. Ram Puniyani , Gauhar Raza, Prof. Apoorvanand, Sheetal P Singh and Nirendra Nagar
The home ministry issued a notification later in the day in which the announcement was made part of gazette notification. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/partition-horrors-remembrance-day-historical-echo-to-narendra-modis-announcement/article35914219.ece The incident recorded in the Assembly’s annals dates back to July 14, 1947. It had then been just over a month after Lord Mountbatten announced the partition of British India into two independent dominions of India and Pakistan in June 1947.
"The psychological distance between the urban and the rural is now much less as compared to the past. After all, India lives in its villages which cannot be allowed to lag behind in development. That is why special campaigns, including the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, are being implemented for the welfare of our farmers.
These efforts are consistent with the vision of an Atma Nirbhar Bharat, a self-reliant India. With abiding faith in the inherent capacity of the economy, the government has further opened up defence, health, civil aviation, power and other sectors. The government’s new initiatives to promote eco-friendly, renewable sources of energy, particularly solar power, have won praise around the world. If there is an improvement in the ease of doing business, it has a positive impact on the ease of living for all. "
India’s 30 years of Globalisation: What lies ahead amidst the pandemic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdDp94R93tI | The Newshour Debate Jul 31, 2021
15th Finance Commission Chairman N.K. Singh, Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak, Dr. Shankar Acharya and Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani.
bureacracy: Manmohan Singh during the UPA regime..
We are finding the same arguments being used internally with Indian States - Most pernicious is the argument for corporate farming, and farming for only the market and food security being defined as the capacity to buy food, or get food stamps, or ration, when over 60% of food consumed in India is from subsistence farming.. and thanks to the new laws will be Nationally traded and Contracted Farming!!
Keeping Poor Countries Poor: The Absurdity of Comparative Advantage https://janataweekly.org/keeping-poor-countries-poor-the-absurdity-of-comparative-advantage/ Rod Driver July 18, 2021
One of the worst economic theories is comparative advantage:
1. Firstly, the main advantage that most poor countries have is cheap labour.
2. The second flaw is that many poor countries have been encouraged to focus on growing one crop for export. growing crops for export leads to a decrease in farming of food for domestic consumption. The same is the case for mining
3. The third, and perhaps most important, flaw is that comparative advantage is based upon what each country is capable of doing now. The theory ignores the evidence that with the right forms of teaching, training, investment and long-term planning, countries can develop the capacity to do more sophisticated tasks in future.
Fairtrade is only a partial solution to the problems of poor countries. The amount that growers are paid is still low.
Some people and organisations are now pushing for a global minimum wage, to try to ensure that every worker can receive a reasonable wage for their work.
the best way to be successful at trade is for a country to import raw materials, which are usually cheap, and export manufactured goods, which are usually more expensive and more profitable.
(comment.. but this too could be the problem: as the next financialiisation ensures that the investment and profit are exports, and raw materials are expropriated, pollution is localised, while wages of the labouring classes are kept low. Even for start ups, the innovation and risks are taken locally, and when successful, technology as well as mass markets moved to foreign companies.. )
AAI committees find ; Group begins making changes by Deepak Patel, PTI https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/aai-committees-find-adani-in-violation-of-branding-logo-pacts-group-begins-making-changes/2124967
In late January, the committee formed on the Lucknow airport submitted its report. It said, "The joint inspection committee found that airport name hoardings displayed by concessionaire (ALIAL) at the airport entrance and exit roads has also got Adani Airports written on both sides of Lucknow International Airport hoardings, which is in violation of concession agreement no. 5.15.2."
Clause 5.15.2 of the three concession agreements stated that the airports will be known, promoted, displayed, advertised and branded by their name only such as "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport", "Lucknow International Airport" and "Mangaluru International Airport".
In late January, the committee formed on the Mangaluru airport found similar violations of clause 5.15.2 by the concessionaire (AMIAL), as were observed by the Lucknow airport''s committee.
However, the AAI added in the RTI reply that the "current brandings and displays at the Ahmedabad airport are in accordance with clause 5.15 of the concession agreement".
Human Development is the Best Contraceptive—Why India Does Not Need a Two-Child Norm https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/human-development-best-contraceptive-why-india-does-not-need-two-child-norm
The decline in decadal growth rate during the last two census exercises (2001 and 2011) was 4.7 percentage points for Muslims as opposed to 3.1 percent for Hindus during the same period.
a few Indian states which implemented a two child policy, with incentives or disincentives, have failed to bring down the fertility rates to the desired level. A 2005 study looking at the states of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha and Rajasthan by Nirmala Buch found that implementation of such a policy led to a rise in sex-selective and unsafe abortions; men divorced their wives to run for local body elections, and families gave up children for adoption to avoid disqualification in local elections.
Fertility and family planning in Uttar Pradesh, India: major progress and persistent gaps https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-019-0790-x Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in India with historically high levels of fertility rates than the national average. Though fertility levels in UP declined considerably in recent decades, the current level is well above the government’s target of 2.1.
Within UP, district fertility ranged from 1.6 to 4.4, with higher fertility concentrated in districts with low female schooling, predominantly located in north-central UP. Fertility declines were largest in districts with high fertility in the late nineties (B = 7.33, p < .001).
