Led by priests of the Latin Catholic Church, protestors have been camping on site for 136 days now & clashes have so far seen as many as 80 people injured & a police station attacked.
From a record-breaking number of households demanding work under the MGNREGS to the stark decline in consumption and FMCG sales — all signs point to a rural livelihood crisis.
Making earthenware no longer sustainable for Hira & Kaibarta community women in Kamrup’s Tarigaon. They are now selling fish for Rs 15/kg that would earlier fetch Rs 200.
A recent study shows that though the number of Indians, mostly women, employed in the beedi industry has increased nationally, southern states registered a healthy fall.
Speaking to ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta at Off The Cuff, Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO Uday Kotak said govt could explore direct cash transfers route if needed.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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