Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.
On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
The marketing of Himachal’s apples nationally is actually a success story. Not just the smaller towns, available even in larger villages in Maharashtra, for a generation. Not having proper refrigeration facilities is a great pity. Either a successful Amul style cooperative venture, or encouraging organised retail to source directly from the producing areas. Whoever planned demonetisation had no idea of how rural India’s economy works. The immense harm caused to farmers is all the more tragic since the entire sector has no income tax or nexus with black money.
The marketing of Himachal’s apples nationally is actually a success story. Not just the smaller towns, available even in larger villages in Maharashtra, for a generation. Not having proper refrigeration facilities is a great pity. Either a successful Amul style cooperative venture, or encouraging organised retail to source directly from the producing areas. Whoever planned demonetisation had no idea of how rural India’s economy works. The immense harm caused to farmers is all the more tragic since the entire sector has no income tax or nexus with black money.