Category: farmers
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पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव का अध्ययन अधिसूचना 2020: औद्योगिक हितों को तरजीह
नेसार अहमद पर्यावरण संरक्षण अधिनियम 1986 के तहत देश में विभिन्न परियोजनाओं को पर्यावरण, वन एवं मौसम बदलाव मंत्रालय से पर्यावरणीय अनुमति (environmental clearance-EC/environmental permission-EP) लेनी होती है। यह अनुमति इसी क़ानून के तहत जारी किये गए पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव का अध्ययन अधिसूचना (Environmental Impact Assessment-EIA Notification) के नियमों के अनुसार दी जाती है। वर्तमान…
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Women Farmers and Union Budget 2019-20: How beneficial is Notional Allocations in Gender Budget!
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Nesar Ahmad and Mahendra Singh Rao[1] Women and Agriculture The agriculture sector in India contributes 16% of the GDP and employs 49% of the total workforce of the country. Public expenditure towards the agriculture sector has been poor, however, the Union government has promised the farmer’s income would be doubled by 2022. The role of…
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Emotional or Pragmatic!
Why people do not want to give up land (despite wanting to quit farming)? Nesar Ahmad The question of land is not emotional one as suggested by some economists who try to make the case for easy land acquisition. They suggest that the land is required for industrial and infrastructural development…
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Rajasthan Land Acquisition Bill 2014: Taking Away People’s Right
Nesar Ahmad After amending four central labour laws to make them more business friendly, the Vasundhra Raje government in Rajasthan has now come up with draft Rajasthan Land Acquisition Bill, 2014, which, if passed and implemented, will repeal the central act called ‘Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013’ in the state of…