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   https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/farmer-leaders-from-18-states-resolve-to-oppose-gm-crops/amp  Farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar said the present government should hold consultations with all stakeholders before finalising a national policy on GM crops. “In fact, we need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops. In 2009, public consultations were held by the then Congress government and the introduction of Bt brinjal crop was stalled,” they said. 

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No Major Problem With Sebi's Response to Hindenburg; Cannot Say Sebi Did a Bad Job:
Aug 24, 2024
"I have no major problem" with SEBI's handling of Hindenburg allegations; "I cannot say SEBI did a bad job": former SEBI Chairman, M. Damodaran, to Karan Thapar for The Wire. Speaking specifically to a question whether SEBI did a good job investigating the price ramping of Adani stock before Hindenburg, Mr. Damodaran said: “I cannot say SEBI did a bad job”. but says that this is on the basis of the information that he has before him....Issue revolved round disclosure and recusal. Both these were addressed by the SEBI statment..

India's GDP: Whose GDP Is It Really? with Rathin Roy | How India's Economy Works | The Core Report  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4UVuOPSM0w   Rathin Roy about India's economic growth and challenges, the country's economic transformation, the need for inclusive development, the growing disconnect between the masses and the growth process

the impact of big tech companies like Google and Meta on market competition in India and the recent antitrust ruling against google. They explore how these giants dominate industries through data extraction, stifling innovation and harming suppliers, the need for new regulations to address anti-competitive behavior, the role of digital gatekeepers in shaping the future of the digital economy and much more. https://www.thecore.in/podcasts/big-techs-hidden-costs-and-power-with-payal-malik-632547

https://www.rediff.com/money/column/rathin-roy-the-threats-to-indias-prosperity/20240722.htm These are less 'jobs' than low-paid activities. The contemporary Indian economy is one where:

45 per cent of the labour force works in agriculture.
The share of manufacturing in GDP has fallen to 13 per cent.
800 million people need subsidised food.
Over 100 million people between the ages of 18 and 35 are neither in education nor actively looking for employment.

All the problems of poor countries -- poverty, malnutrition, poor education, ill health, third-rate housing, difficult public transport, poor sanitation -- persisted, even as the rich enjoy globally opulent lifestyles.

These are failed economies, in contrast to the handful -- Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China -- where universal access to basic needs and prosperity became available to all as these countries grew richer.

India has only recently become a middle-income country.

My hope has always been that India will join the minority of nations that will secure a successful development transformation.

But looking under the hood, I see India on the terrible, but commonplace, road to prosperity failure.

There is still scope to remedy these matters, but this will require structural change.