Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLIV 1-15 January, 2018 No. 1 AGRICULTURE -(INDIA) 1. JOLLY, Asit Veggie delights. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.43(No.3), 2018(15.1.2018): P.28. Gives the salient features of Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana launched in Haryana to promote vegetable cultivators. **Agriculture-(India); Vegetables; Agricultural Prices. -AGRICULTURAL CREDIT 2. RAO, Chirala Shankar Class-Caste differences in access to agricultural credit. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.1), 2018(6.1.2018): P.15-17. States that the class and caste differences in access to agricultural credit are still prevalent in India. **Agriculture-Agricultural Credit. -CROPS 3. SAHOO, Samarjit Missing shock absorbers. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.26(No.15), 2018(31.12.2017): P.20-21. Raises concern over the death of agricultural workers in paddy fields due to lightening in the wake of dwindling of Palm trees in Odisha. **Agriculture-Crops; Farms and Farmers. -CRUELTY TO ANIMALS 4. VAIDYARAJ, Prashanth Gross violation. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.69(No.25), 2018(17.12.2017): P.38. Critically comments on the approach of State police towards the recent Muslim mob attack on an animal rights activist in Bangaluru. **Agriculture-Cruelty to Animals; Human Rights; Police. 2 **-Keywords -FOREST MANAGEMENT AND POLICY-(INDIA) 5. AGARWAL, Shruti and CHAKRAVARTY, Anupam Forest governance 2.0. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.26(No.15), 2018(31.12.2017): P.32-40. Focuses on the lack of political and administrative will in the effective implimentation of Forest Rights Act. **Agriculture-Forest Management and Policy-(India); Forests and Forestry. 6. BROOME, Neema Pathak and TATPATI, Meenal Power to people. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.26(No.15), 2018(31.12.2017): P.44. States that the Forest Rights Act has strengthened grassroots movement to protect forest and biodiversity. **Agriculture-Forest Management and Policy-(India); Forests and Forestry. -PEST CONTROL 7. JITENDRA Wipeout. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.26(No.15), 2018(31.12.2017): P.28-29. Focuses on the challenges before the farmers to tackle widespread pest attack after unpredictable monsoon in the country. **Agriculture-Pest Control; Climate Change. -PLANTATION 8. SHREESHAN VENKATESH Waste of potential. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.26(No.15), 2018(31.12.2017): P.26-27. States that seabuck thorn plant grown along the Spiti River is enhancing the income of women in nearby villages in Himachal Pradesh. **Agriculture-Plantation. -SEEDS 9. VANDANA SHIVA Seeds of freedom. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.69(No.25), 2018(17.12.2017): P.44-45. States that indigenous seeds can provide solutions to the woes of farmers and malnutrition. **Agriculture-Seeds; Agricultural Research. 3 **-Keywords BIOGRAPHIES -KAPOOR, SHASHI 10. SHARMA, Ramesh Bollywood's own Shakespeare wallah. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.57(No.51), 2018(18.12.2017): P.56, 58. Pays rich tribute to Shashi Kapoor, a veteran Bollywood actor. **Biographies-KAPOOR, Shashi. -KOHLI, VIRAT 11. GOPALKRISHNAN, K Virat Kohli: A whift of clean air ! POWER POLITICS (NEW DELHI), V.10(No.10), 2018(Nov. 2017): P.36-37. Applauds Virat Kohli for his decision of not becoming a prey to the lure of money by big advertisers in the wake of prevalent cult of enormous corruption in Indian social and political spheres. **Biographies-KOHLI, Virat; Advertisments; Corruption. -SEN, SUKOMAL 12. RAJALAKSHMI, T.K From worker to leader. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): P.108-109. Pays rich tribute to Sukomal Sen, a stalwart leader of the working class movement, a scholar and a visionary. **BIOGRAPHIES-SEN, Sukomal. CENSUS AND POPULATION -CENSUS RECORDS-(ASSAM) 13. MAJUMDAR, Ushinor Sorting the ethnic mess. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.57(No.52), 2018(25.12.2017): P.42-47, 49. Deals with the issues related to the publishing of National Register of Citizens to decide the ethnic residents of Assam and its impact on the Islamic extremism. **Census and Population-Census Records-(Assam). COMPANY AFFAIRS AND MANAGEMENT 14. ARUN, M.G Founder's fury. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.43(No.2), 2018(8.1.2018): P.53. States that Narayana Murthy still holds in the affairs of Infosys. **Company Affairs and Management; Companies Finance. 4 **-Keywords -CORPORATE GOVERNENCE 15. ANAND, Paavni Gender Mainstreaming of Indian Corporate Governance Laws: An ‘Add Women and Stir’ Approach? ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.2), 2018(13.1.2018): P.33-38. Examines the potential and actual contribution of corporate governance laws with regard to gender equality. **Company Affairs and Management-Corporate Governence; Women. CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -CITIZENSHIP 16. DEKA, Kaushik Two men and a legal list. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.43(No.3), 2018(15.1.2018): P.12-13. Discusses the politics of declaring the cut-off date for the assertion of citizenship in Assam. **Constitution and Constitutional Law-Citizenship. DEFENCE -ARMY-(CHINA) 17. CHIEN-WEN KOU Xi Jinping in Command: Solving the Principal–Agent Problem in CCP–PLA Relations? CHINA QUARTERLY (LONDON), No.232, 2018(Dec. 2017): P.866-885. Focuses on the changing pattern of relations between Chinese Communist Party and Chinese People's Liberation Army under the Presidency of Xi Jinping. **Defence-Army-(China); Army and Civil Relations. -ARMY-(CHINA)-ARMY-CIVIL RELATIONS 18. CHAR, James and BITZINGER, Richard A. New Direction in the People's Liberation Army's Emergent Strategic Thinking, Roles and Missions. CHINA QUARTERLY (LONDON), No.232, 2018(Dec. 2017): P.841-865. Describes the role and status of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China's politics. **Defence-Army-(China)-Army-Civil Relations. 5 **-Keywords -DEFENCE BUDGET 19. YESILYURT, M Ensar and ELHORST, J Paul Impacts of neighbouring countries on military expenditures: A dynamic spatial panel approach. JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH (LONDON), V.54(No.6), 2018(Nov. 2017): P.777-789. **Defence-Defence Budget. -DEFENCE POLICY-(CHINA) 20. JOEL WUTHNOW China's New “Black Box”: Problems and Prospects for the Central National Security Commission. CHINA QUARTERLY (LONDON), No.232, 2018(Dec. 2017): P.886-903. Discusses the rationale, prospects and implications of Central National Security Commission of China. **Defence-Defence Policy-(China). ECONOMIC GROWTH -INFRASTRUCTURE 21. KUNDU, Debolina and BANERJEE, Arpita Migration, Caste and Marginalised Sections: Inequality in the coverage of basic services in Urban India. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.2), 2018(13.1.2018): P.62-70. States that the availability of urban basic services reveals disparities across urban India. **Economic Growth-Infrastructure. EDUCATION -EDUCATION SYSTEM 22. WIRTH, Maria Burden of colonial baggage. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.69(No.28), 2018(7.1.2017): P.42-43. Analyses the reasons for replacement of age old Sanskrit Gurukuls with English medium education system by Britishers in India. **Education-Education System. 6 **-Keywords -HIGHER EDUCATION 23. GAUTIER, Laurence Why does the UGC want to drop the ‘M’ from AMU? ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.1), 2018(6.1.2018): P.18-21. Analyses the reasons for the suggestion by the University Grants Commission to drop "Muslim" and "Hindu" words from the names of Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University respectively. **Education-Higher Education; University Grants Commission. ELECTIONS -ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-(GUJARAT) 24. BHARDWAJ, Brij Gujarat poll result will have major impact on 2019 poll. INDIAN OBSERVER (NEW DELHI), V.57(No.24), 2018(31.12.2017): P.19. Highlights the impact of Assembly Elections results of Gujarat on forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections to be held in 2019. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Gujarat); Political Development-(India). 25. DESHMANE, Akshay Caste factor. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): P.13-15. Highlights the election campaigning strategy of new dalit leaders during Assembly election held recently in Gujarat. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Gujarat); Election Campaign; Caste Politics. 26. KATAKAM, Anupama Distress vote. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): P.9-12. Analyses the reasons for victory of Indian National Congress in Saurashtra Region in the recently held Assembly elections in Gujarat. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Gujarat); Indian National Congress. 27. RAMAKRISHNAN, Venkitesh Close call. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): p.4-8. Discusses the strategies of Bharatiya Janata Party in Assembly elections held in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Gujarat); Bharatiya Janata Party. 28. SHAH, Ghanshyam BJP’s sixth victory in Gujarat: A puzzle. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.2), 2018(13.1.2018): P.20-25. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Gujarat); Bharatiya Janata Party. 7 **-Keywords -ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-(HIMACHAL PRADESH) 29. RAJALAKSHMI, T.K Clean sweep in Himachal Pradesh. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): P.16-18. Focuses on the victory of Bhartiya Janata Party in the recently held Assembly Election in Himachal Pradesh. **Elections-Assembly Elections-(Himachal Pradesh). ENVIRONMENT -AIR POLLUTION 30. JOEL, Elsa Lycias Let the pampered city breathe. POWER POLITICS (NEW DELHI), V.10(No.10), 2018(Nov. 2017): P.62-65. Expresses concern over increasing level of air pollution in Derlhi and its impact on the human health. **Environment-Air Pollution. -CYCLONE 31. ITTYIPE, Minu Perfect storm of apathy. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.57(No.51), 2018(18.12.2017): P.46-50. Expresses concern over the apathy of bureaucracy towards the victims of cyclone Ockhi in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. **Environment-Cyclone; Refugees and Rehabilitation. 32. RADHAKRISHNAN, R.K and Science and Technology-Meteorology; Waves of grief and anger. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.34(No.24), 2018(5.1.2018): P.22-28. Expresses concern over disastrous impact of Cyclone Ockhi on the fishermen community in Tamil Nadu. **Environment-Cyclone; Refugees and Rehabilitation. 33. RSS storms in. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.69(No.25), 2018(17.12.2017): P.22.