Can PDS be a solution to the farmers’ agitation?
MSP was fixed in Bharat for the first time in 1966-67 for wheat and paddy consequent to the recommendations submitted by the Food Grain Price Committee in December, 1964. To…
Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi
Ex- Senior Banker, Financial and Management Consultant and Visiting faculty at premier B Schools and Universities. Areas of Specialization & Teaching interests - Banking, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Global Business & Behavioural Sciences. Qualification- M.Com., M.B.A., A.I.I.B.F., PhD. Experience- 25 years of banking and 14 years of teaching, research and consulting. 100 plus national and international publications on various topics like- banking, global trade, economy, public finance, public policy and spirituality. One book in English “In Search of Eternal Truth”, two books in Telugu and 20 short stories and 27 articles published in Telugu. Email id: [email protected]
Market linkages to farmers through PDS
The recently passed three farm laws are though aimed at providing direct market access to the farmers and selling their produce as per their choice to the intermediaries, i.e., traders,…
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam
Srirangam is one of the eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Bhagwan Vishnu. The other seven self-manifested shrines are located at- Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh); Srimushnam, Nanguneri (Tamil Nadu); Muktinath…
Veera Raghava Swamy Temple, Tiruvallur
Thiruvallur Veeraraghava Swamy Temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu, located in Thiruvallur near Chennai. It is the headquarters of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. It is one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Bhagwan…
Recent farm laws and the need for review
The three laws viz., Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the…
Fundamentals of good governance
Since 2005-06 the government’s focus has shifted from outlays to outcomes, i.e., results (at least on government’s records and policy documents). The Government has introduced a system for monitoring and…
Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, a true Bharat Ratna
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was born on 6 July 1930 in Sankaraguptam village, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. His father Pattabhiramayya was an artiste with expertise in playing the flute, violin and veena, while his…
Vindhyavasini Temple, Uttar Pradesh
Devi Vindhyavasini gets her name from Vindhya mountains and the name Vindhyavasini, literally means, she who resides in Vindhya. It is believed that the Shaktipeethas were created on earth, where…
Bharat’s economy – Turnaround from recovery to growth
The Union Government, on 12th November, 2020, has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the following 10 key sectors for enhancing Bharat’s manufacturing capabilities and…
Strategic approach for Bharat’s overall development
As per the report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (released on 7 January 2020), the state per capita income of Goa is highest in the country at…