FOOD GRAIN, WHEAT EXPORTS, WHEAT, FOOD

Wheat exports: Uncertainty looms despite Russia’s re-entry into deal

Russia’s participation in the wheat exports deal is essential for keeping a global food shortage from getting worse. Read more »
cop27 un climate change summit

COP27: Reparations, energy crisis to dominate climate change conference agenda

Fault lines have begun to appear as world leaders prepare to discuss climate action at COP27 UN climate change conference in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik. Read more »
Fertiliser, one nation one fertilizer policy. gm crops

Fertiliser subsidies need deeper reforms, better targeting

India must cut fertiliser subsidies by targeting them better, while also making efforts to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers to facilitate climate change mitigation. Read more »
democracy index rankings

Flawed practices behind India’s low democracy index rankings

The institutions that publish democracy index rankings are not biased, but they fail to filter out the biases of people who conduct the studies, says Salvatore Babones. Read more »
cop27 un climate change summit

COP27: India’s ancient learnings can help climate change mitigation efforts

At COP27, India’s Mission LiFE initiative can offer a blueprint for individual and collective action towards climate change mitigation through age-old sustainable practices. Read more »
inflation and interest rates

Sticky inflation: RBI note to govt may blame supply side factors

RBI monetary policy committee may continue with inflation targeting through interest rate hikes till the repo rate hits 6.50-6.75% levels. Read more »
RBI raises repo rate by 25 basis points

India stares at fiscal strain despite robust tax collections

Various new schemes announced by the government will cause enormous fiscal strain despite record GST and direct tax collections this year. Read more »
draft telecom bill

TRAI: Lack of autonomy, punitive powers reduce telecom regulator to a bystander

TRAI turned a blind eye to violations by telecom operators and failed to impose quality standards, punish violators, and protect consumers. Read more »
India's urban transformation

Bottom-up thinking powers India’s urban transformation: Sanjeev Sanyal

India's urban transformation has evolved from a top-down one to a contextual one which is based on the requirement of individual cities. Read more »
Digital India Act

Government panels for social media regulation is a regressive move

While Facebook and Twitter were in favour of a joint panel for social media regulation as suggested by the government, Google’s opposition to external scrutiny thwarted the move. Read more »