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    Government may withdraw PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

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    Rs 2,516 Crore to Computerise Last Point Farm Cooperative Credit System

    Presently, PACS account for 41 per cent or over 3 crore farmers of the kisan credit card loans given by all entities in the...
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    Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation

    Pakistan agriculture landscape has gone digital. The use of online tools during the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated in every domain — from finances to health,...
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    A Closer Look at India’s Wheat Export Ban

    Since the Indian decision to ban wheat exports may lead to an upward spike in the global price level, several countries and leading global bodies like...
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    Leveraging Digital Technologies

    Digitalization of rural communities is leading the way to a better future across Asia and the Pacific. But, it must be remembered that the...
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    Agri-business

    Green, White, Blue, Pink and now, Purple Revolution

    Speaking of replicating Jammu and Kashmir’s success with lavender farming in other hill states like Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh and in the North-East, Union Minister...
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    Accountability

    Food Giants Reap Enormous Profits During Times of Crisis

    The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...
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    Accountability

    Should Sri Lanka Join the Ranks of the “Poorest of the World’s Poor”?

    Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a low of US$1.9 billion, equivalent to funds that could finance less than one month’s imports while...
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