Modi government’s National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm is a pragmatic idea. There’s no reason why a resourceful country like India can’t produce its own palm oil and should depend on expensive imports. While farmers need encouragement to start growing palm, the sunset clause for incentives/MSP should be strictly enforced.
Supreme Court collegium has ended the long wait for appointment of judges. Over to the govt
The Supreme Court collegium has done well to end the 22-month logjam over filling up its vacancies and also pick a judge who could be India’s first woman chief justice. The onus is now on the government to approve this quickly. Nine vacancies in the SC are nine too many.
CBI probe into Bengal poll violence right move. But it must stay clear of partisan power play
The court-monitored CBI probe into West Bengal post-poll violence rightly signals the importance being finally given to the culture of political violence in the state. CM Mamata Banerjee is choosing to call this a transgression of the state’s right. The probe must stay scrupulously clear of any partisan power play.