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Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLV 16-30 April, 2019 No.8 Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLV 16-30 April, 2019 No.8 AGRICULTURE -AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES-SUGARCANE 1. NAYAR, Lola Bitter-sweet harvest. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.14), 2019(15.4.2019): P.22-23. Focuses on the unpaid dues to the sugarcane farmers due to higher production and stagnant demand. **Agriculture-Agricultural Commodities-Sugarcane; Agricultural Production. -FERTILIZERS AND MANURES 2. JITENDRA Towards a bitter end. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.23), 2019(16-30 April 2019): P.16- 18. Draws attention towards importance of neem cultivation to make New Urea Policy-2015 successful. **Agriculture-Fertilizers and Manures; Urea Policy; Neem Trees. -FORESTS AND FORESTRY 3. AGGARWAL, Ashish Neo-liberal conservation : Analysing Carbon Forestry and its challenges in India. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.16), 2019(20.4.2019): P.33-40. Discusses about important challenges and issues posed by Carbon Forestry projects in India. **Agriculture-Forests and Forestry; Carbon Forestry; Global Warming; Green India Mission. 4. KUKRETI, Ishan Reverse cut. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.23), 2019(16-30 April 2019): P.32; 34-36; 38-40. Analyses the Forest Rights Act, 2006. **Agriculture-Forests and Forestry; Forest Management and Policy-(India); Scheduled Tribes; Forest Rights Act, 2006. 2 **-Keywords -WAREHOUSING 5. JOSHI, Rakesh Looming crisis: Excess grain stocks blow a fiscal hole. BUSINESS INDIA (MUMBAI), No.1062, 2019(8- 21 April 2019): P.24. Deals with the crisis of grain-storage. **Agriculture-Warehousing; Agricultural Production; Wheat; Rice. BIOGRAPHIES -SACHAR, RAJINDER 6. PREM SINGH Remembering Justice Rajindar Sachar on his first death anniversary. MAINSTREAM (NEW DELHI), V.57(No.19), 2019(27.4.2019): P.15-16. Pays rich tribute to Justice Rajindar Sachar on his first death anniversary. **Biographies-SACHAR, Rajinder. COMMERCE -E-COMMERCE 7. SOOD, Jyotika Business of goods on way back. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.15), 2019(22.4.2019): P.42-44. Highlights the emergence of reverse logistics and its prospects in job creation in e-commerce Industry in India. **Commerce-E-Commerce; Online E-Commerce Portals; Reverse Logistics. -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(INDIA-UNITED STATES) 8. MEHTA, Pradeep S. Indo-US trade tensions: Retaliation best avoided. INDIA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS (NEW DELHI), V.3(No.8), 2019(16.4.2019): P.27. Focuses on the Indo-US trade relation after US announcement to withdraw benefits to India under Generalised System of Preferences. **Commerce-International Trade-(India-United States); Commerce-Tariff Policy. -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(UNITED STATES) 9. PALIT, Amitendu Impact of Trump's trade wars. SEMINAR (NEW DELHI), (No.715), 2019(March 2019): P.40-43. Discusses the ramifications of trade restrictions on India and other South Asian Countries in view of U.S. and China trade war. **Commerce-International Trade-(United States); China; Trade War. 3 **-Keywords COMPANY AFFAIRS AND MANAGEMENT -COMPANIES 10. SHIVAANI, M. V. and RANGANATHAN, Thiagu Facilitation and Whistle-blower protection by Indian firms. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.15), 2019(13.4.2019): P.15-17. Analyses the policies related to whistle-blowing among the BSE 30 companies in India. **Company Affairs and Management-Companies; Whistle-Blower; Bombay Stock Exchange; Corruption. -COMPANIES TAKEOVER 11. SHARMA, Jeevan Prakash Bankrolled carrier. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.14), 2019(15.4.2019): P.44. Highlights the takeover of Jet Airways by State Bank of India. **Company Affairs and Management-Companies Takeover; Jet Airways; SBI. 12. THOMAS, K. Sunil Bitter pill. WEEK (KOCHI), V.37(No.16), 2019(21.4.2019): P.42-43. Highlights the case of take over of Ranbaxy Laboratories by Daiichi Sankyo and irregularities involved in it. **Company Affairs and Management-Companies Takeover; Ranbaxy; Daiichi Sankyo. -CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 13. RANA, Namrata CSR for the digital age. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.14), 2019(15.4.2019): P.18. Discusses the corporate social responsibilities in the digital age. **Company Affairs and Management-Corporate Social Responsibility; Digital Age. CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -(INDIA)-DEMOCRACY 14. PRASHANT BHUSHAN Current threats to the Constitution. JANATA (MUMBAI), V.74(No.11), 2019(7.4.2019): P.1-6. Raises question over the functioning of democracy, protection of fundamental right as well as the health of institutions in India. **Constitution and Constitutional Law-(India)-Democracy; Fundamental Rights. 4 **-Keywords DEFENCE -DEFENCE ADMINISTRATION 15. BANA, Sarosh Wave of supersession. BUSINESS INDIA (MUMBAI), No.1062, 2019(8- 21 April 2019): P.64-65. Highlights the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, as next "Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)" by setting aside the seniority norms. **Defence-Defence Administration; Navy. -DEFENCE POLICY-(INDIA) 16. SAWHNEY, Pravin Modi's military. FORCE (NOIDA), V.16(No.8), 2019(April 2019): P.4-5. Needs for urgent military reforms to make India militarily strong. **Defence-Defence Policy-(India); National Security; NDA Government. -DEFENCE PROCUREMENT 17. AHUJA, Namrata Biji Flight details. WEEK (KOCHI), V.37(No.17), 2019(28.4.2019): P.63-65. Deals with the investigation in the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper deal case. **Defence-Defence Procurement; Agusta Westland; Defence Deal; Chopper; Italy; Scams. 18. DAR, Yunus invaluable assets. FORCE (NOIDA), V.16(No.8), 2019(April 2019): P.26-27. Focuses on UAVs with strike capabilities dominates defence acquisitions. **Defence-Defence Procurement; Defence Research; UAV; DRDO; Indian Air Force. 19. SAGAR, Pradip R. Battle of perception. WEEK (KOCHI), V.37(No.12), 2019(23.3.2019): P.16-18. Deals with India's terms of acquisition of fighter planes. **Defence-Defence Procurement; Defence Production; MIG-21; Fighter Planes. 5 **-Keywords -DEFENCE RELATIONS-(INDIA-FRANCE) 20. ALOK PRASANNA KUMAR Supreme Court on Rafale papers and electoral bonds : One and a half cheers for transparency. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.16), 2019(20.4.2019): P.10-11. Deals with the Supreme Court's Judgement in the Rafale papers and the Electoral Bonds cases. **Defence-Defence Relations-(India-France); Rafale Deal; Electoral Bonds; Judgement; Supreme Court; Party Funds. -DEFENCE RESEARCH 21. SAWHNEY, Pravin All the Prime Minister's men. FORCE (NOIDA), V.16(No.8), 2019(April 2019): P.6-9. Raises concern over growing politicisation of defence institutions. **Defence-Defence Research; Military Power; Missiles; DRDO. -FIGHTER PLANES 22. MASAND, Harish F-16 vs MIG-21 Bison: More questions than answers. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.10(No.17-18), 2019(7-13 April 2019): P.34-36. Analyses the much-reported dogfight between IAF and PAF on 27th February 2019 after Balakot strike. **Defence-Fighter Planes; International Relations-(India-Pakistan). -PARAMILITARY FORCES 23. RAMESH CHANDRA Internal matters. FORCE (NOIDA), V.16(No.8), 2019(April 2019): P.45-47. Deals with the training and working conditions of Central Para-Military forces of the nation. **Defence-Paramilitary Forces; Internal Security. ECONOMIC GROWTH -(INDIA) 24. LOUIS, Arul India remains bright spot in global economy. INDIA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS (NEW DELHI), V.3(No.8), 2019(16.4.2019): P.28-36. Highlights the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Economic Outlook report on India's economic growth. **Economic Growth-(India); IMF; Asian Development Bank. 6 **-Keywords -ECONOMIC POLICY-(SOUTH ASIA) 25. SHARMA, Manish Economic ties between China, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar and its impact on Asia. WORLD FOCUS (DELHI), V.40(No.4), 2019(April 2019): P.104-110. **Economic Growth-Economic Policy-(South Asia); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Nepal. EDUCATION -EDUCATIONAL REFORMS 26. BASU, Tarun Is quality education on anyone's agenda ? INDIA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS (NEW DELHI), V.3(No.8), 2019(16.4.2019): P.4. Emphasises the need to revive the education system in India. **Education-Educational Reforms; Educational System. -TEXT BOOKS 27. NAWANI, Disha Unburdening the child. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.54(No.16), 2019(20.4.2019): P.17-19. Raises question over the deletion of three chapters of the history textbook (NCERT) of class 9th in the name of reducing the burden on children. **Education-Text Books; NCERT; History. ELECTIONS -ELECTION CAMPAIGN 28. Dirty and destructive. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.44), 2019(28.4.2019): P.14-15. Highlights the election campaigning by Bangladeshi films actors and tricks played by TMC to woo the Bangladeshi infiltrators in elections in West Bengal. **Elections-Election Campaign; TMC; Lok Sabha Elections- (India). 29. MENON, Sunil Shoot me with a slogan. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.15), 2019(22.4.2019): P.28-29. Emphasises on the importance of slogans in Indian Polities. **Elections-Election Campaign; Political Parties; Slogan; Lok Sabha Elections- (India). 7 **-Keywords 30. NANDA, Prakash Chowkidar vs Chors. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.10(No.17-18), 2019(7-13 April 2019): P.6-7. Highlights the anti-Modi campaigning by opposition parties in Lok Sabha elections, 2019. **Elections-Election Campaign; Lok Sabha Elections. 31. RAJIVLOCHAN, M. Our oral history. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.15), 2019(22.4.2019): P.30-35. Throws light on the use of slogans by various political parties to attack opposition during elections in India. **Elections-Election Campaign; Lok Sabha Elections-(India); Slogans. -ELECTION MANIFESTO 32. BHASIN, Karan Promises and performance: Comparing the track record. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.43), 2019(21.4.2019): P.22-24. Analyses the election manifestos of Congress and BJP for Lok Sabha elections, 2019. **Elections-Election Manifesto; Lok Sabha Elections-(India); Congress; BJP. 33. GANGULI, Amulya Rival manifestos: Election 2019 will be nationalism vs economy. INDIA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS (NEW DELHI), V.3(No.8), 2019(16.4.2019): P.12-15. Analyses the election manifestos of BJP and Congress for the Lok Sabha elections, 2019. **Elections-Election Manifesto; Lok Sabha Elections-(India). -ELECTION MANIFESTO-CONGRESS 34. BALAJI, T. V. Manifested errors. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.44), 2019(28.4.2019): P.28-31.
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