by visu_f2pmge | Nov 2, 2017
Water in agriculture: Policy solutions to a critical problem Agriculture continues to find an important place in policy discourse in India. Despite contributing less than 15% to the GDP of our country, the agriculture and allied sector still employs almost half of our...
by visu_f2pmge | Nov 2, 2017
More vocational training institutes may not always mean more jobs Skill India was launched with the objective of providing skill training to about 400 million people by 2022. During the year 2015-2016, 12 million will be provided training. Two schemes - Pradhan...
by visu_f2pmge | Nov 2, 2017
Lagging Behind the Herd: Livestock in India Animal Yields in India remain low compared to global yields Eggs(Kg/Animals) Milk(Kg/Animals) Meat (Sheep and Goat) Livestock sector’s contribution to Agriculture GDP is low compared to global average How is the...
by visu_f2pmge | Nov 2, 2017
The Better Improving and the Weak Faltering: The Story of Infant Mortality Across the Indian States. Despite the huge infusion of funds in NRHM, there is a national disparity in infant health.None of the poorly performing states were able to achieve a rate of...
by visu_f2pmge | Nov 1, 2017
Sustainable and inclusive agriculture: Need for greater focus on pulses and oilseeds Despite fears of a sub-normal monsoon, the estimates for agricultural production for the present kharif season are promising. By mid-July of this year, sowing was recorded to be 8.7%...