It is a well-established fact that India has been short of domestic supply of pulses. Somewhat less known fact is that Punjab has been overusing groundwater and applying excessive urea, and on top of that the drug problem has worsened in Punjab as depicted in the Udta Punjab movie.
In “Cow Slaughter Ban and the Welfare of Cattle” (EPW, 28 November 2015), A Vaidyanathan has comprehensively discussed the cattle sector and the implications of the cow slaughter ban introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state governments with tacit support from the central government.
The Paris talks in November–December this year will focus on climate change efforts and India will be grilled for her role in saving the world from the destructive changes in the climate.
On 26 June, I watched a webcast streamed from a classroom of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, on a panel discussion on the draft IIM Bill designed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
