The Narendra Modi government’s first term (June 2014 to May 2019) was marked by benign consumer food price inflation. At a mere 3.3% year-on-year, it averaged below even the 4.3% for overall retail inflation. Politically, the ruling party benefited, given that there are far more consumers of milk in India than dairy farmers. The same…
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Delhi CM Kejriwal plans to develop full syllabus on Ambedkar, releases booklet today
The Delhi government introduced a booklet on the life and works of B R Ambedkar in the curriculum for classes 6 to 8 on Friday. ‘By describing Ambedkar just as a leader of Dalits, people have belittled his contribution to the society,’ Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while launching the textbook. ‘Only a few people…