The future of farmers lies in big cities

When the Doha global trade negotiations collapsed in July, many countries shared the blame. But one of the more surprising culprits was India.

With inflation over 12 % for some commodities, removing agricultural trade barriers would surely have helped get cheaper food to India’s millions of poor citizens, says an article by Salil Tripathi

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What is Defty?

Almost every institutional investor and offshore fund enterprise with equity exposure in India would like to have an instrument for measuring returns on equity investment in terms of dollars. To facilitate this, a new index the S&P CNX Defty, a dollar-denominated S&P CNX Nifty, has been developed. S&P CNX Defty is S&P CNX Nifty, measured in dollars. It provides an effective tool for hedging Indian equity exposure. It also provides fund managers an instrument for measuring returns on their equity investment in dollars.

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What is the Latur pattern of study?

The Latur pattern of study involves continuous and methodical practice of model question papers months before the board exams. This method was devised by principal Aniruddha Jadhav of Rajarishi Shahu College in Latur, who felt this mechanical methodology of continuous study helps students in providing point-to-point answers to questions which could be expected in the examination. This methodology, however, has been lambasted by educationists who consider it a tool to gain temporary advantage that does not aim to prepare them for advanced learning.

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