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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers
While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard
Agri Workers’ Tiny Wage Rise Wiped Out by Inflation
In the past five years, agri workers’ wage has increased by only about Rs.15 per year.
Bank Employees to Go on Strike for a Day on Nov 19 Against ‘Growing Attacks’
The industrial action, which is expected to be joined by lakhs of employees, thereby affecting banking services across the country, will also see the raising of a host of other non-financial demands, an AIBEA leader told NewsClick on Tuesday.
Agra: Shopkeepers, artisans near Taj Mahal face bleak future
Left in the lurch after court order barring commercial activities within 500 meters of Taj Mahal, many of them run small businesses that have been handed down over generations
In pictures: Apples rot in Pulwama after a ruinous week of highway blockage
After thousands of trucks were stuck on the Kashmir - Jammu highway recently, bringing hundreds of crores worth of Kashmiri apples on the verge of decay, pictures have emerged showing orchards littered with rotting apples.
Reduced Share of States in Division of Central Taxes Can Have Adverse Impact on Welfare Programs
Most of the discussion on budgets in India is...
Govt ‘Favouring’ Private Telcos, ‘Ignoring’ BSNL: Trade Unions
The Centre is silent on the launch of BSNL’s much-delayed 4G services.
Corporate tax cuts: Revenue lost could have funded important welfare projects
Amount could have doubled the budget for 20 crucial ministries and departments
‘Self-reliance for Poor and State Support for Business is the New Motto’—Jean Dreze
The noted economist and activist says the goal of public policies should be to improve people’s lives instead of being swayed by the interests of the privileged few.
Banks write off about Rs 10 lakh crore in last five financial years
Highest number of wilful defaulters reported during 2020-21
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