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The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guidelines for citizens to keep themselves safe. Packages

Disruptions in the food value chain are becoming visible now. The government needs to recognise that ensuring adequate food and

Food systems are critical to every aspect of people’s well-being, from what they eat to how they earn their livelihoods

The pandemic COVID-19 has already affected over 10,16,395 people across the world and there have been 53,238 deaths worldwide. Out of this,

The Covid-19 pandemic is probably the biggest threat to health that people across the globe are facing. More than the

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Lately, India’s trade policy seem to lack a vision. After actively pursuing it for over a decade, India decided against joining RCEP at the eleventh hour. The official version is that India runs a large trade deficit with RCEP countries, and was expecting specific protection for its industry and farmers from a surge in imports, especially from China.

The finance minister, in her FY21 budget speech, announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the Rs 2.2 lakh crore budgeted for agriculture will support capital formation or R&D. Economies can’t grow without investment and innovation. This budget provides money for neither.

By Deepak Varshney, Anjani Kumar, PK Joshi and Devesh Roy Samman Nidhi, popularly known as PM-KISAN, announced in December 2018