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Minister McEntee appoints Independent Review Group to examine the Offences Against the State Acts You are here: Home Minister McEntee appoints Independent Review Group to examine the Offences Against the State Acts   -          Mr Justice Michael Peart, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, will chair six person expert review group     The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has appointed a group of six experts to review the Offences Against the State Acts - Ireland’s primary counter-terrorism legislation.    The Group will be chaired by Mr Justice Michael Peart, former J...

Budget 2021: Hospitality sector lays out wish list Premium Infrastructure industry status is a measure sought from Union budget In order to boost domestic tourism, citizens should be allowed to avail LTA benefit for hotel stays too for a period of two years Share Via Read Full Story The hospitality sector is looking for pragmatic policies, lower taxes and easier compliance measures in the Union Budget on 1 February. The Hotel Association of India (HAI), which represents 300 hotels across categories, said the industry has suffered an estimated ₹90,000 crore revenue loss in 2020. The organiz...

Farmers' protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws Gautam Chikermane December 13, 2020 11:29:47 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker as they hold an agitation at a highway. AP The debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, admi...

An intellectual biography of India’s new farm laws A comprehensive guide to the history of India’s agriculture policy in the context of the recently enacted Farm Laws. he debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws. The three laws that have been enacted by Parliament attempt to take farmers towards harvesting economic gains; they have thus far been held back by outdated laws, manipulated markets and ...

Political-corporate nexus It is not every day that one needs a doctor, a lawyer, a policemen or a priest, but everyday, three times a day, you need a farmer. Farmers are not a homogenous community. There are caste and class differences because, among land-owning farmers, the socio-economic spectrum of farmers is huge. At one end are wealthy, university-educated farmers with large land-holdings, who are also traders or aggregators, own agri-based industries, have political clout (sometimes as MLAs/MPs), and may or may not live on their land. At the low end, are marginal/ subsistence farmers w...