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    Agriculture

    Government Extends PM-AASHA Scheme Until 2025-26 to Support Farmers

    PMFBY remains a cornerstone in India’s agricultural policy, safeguarding farmers' livelihoods and ensuring a resilient farming ecosystem.
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka Retains Special Commodity Levy to Protect Farmers – Despite Concerns Over Food Prices

    The SCL Act, which covers 63 items, imposes taxes at high rates on staple foods such as rice, potatoes, and maize. Critics argue that while these taxes protect domestic agriculture, they also make basic foods costly, exacerbating malnutrition among poor families.
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    Agri-business

    Should Sri Lanka Import 70,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice? Is There a Market Shortage?

    A disconnect between production and distribution has led to a shortage in markets, raising questions about inefficiencies in storage, transport, and market regulation.
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    Agriculture policy

    Shivraj Singh Chouhan Initiates Dialogue with Farmers to Address Key Issues

    The discussion focused on a range of crucial topics, including reducing agricultural costs, ensuring profitable pricing, safeguarding crops from water-logging, and improving the availability...
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    Agri-business

    Cabinet Approves Continuation of Schemes of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan

    The extension of implementation of market intervention scheme with changes will provide remunerative prices to farmers growing perishable horticulture crops. The extension of price...
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka to Launch Blended Financing Facility to Support Smallholder Farmers

    Additionally, the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association has expressed its commitment to supporting the initiative, emphasizing the role of financial institutions in facilitating access to...
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    Agriculture policy

    Sri Lanka Explores Birth Control for Monkeys Amid Farmer Concerns

    As Sri Lanka navigates the complexities of wildlife management and agricultural sustainability, stakeholders await further developments in the ongoing efforts to balance conservation goals...
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    Agriculture

    New Report Highlights Urgent Need for Climate-Resilient Strategies for Marginal Farmers

    The report reveals that over 60 per cent of marginal farmers have faced significant crop losses due to extreme weather events in the past...
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    Disaster Management

    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
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    Agri-business

    World Bank Unveils $1 Billion Package to Spur Jobs and Private Sector Growth in Sri Lanka

    Tourism, one of Sri Lanka’s key economic drivers, is set to receive $200 million. These funds will be used to protect and enhance natural and cultural heritage sites, create employment opportunities, and ensure local communities benefit directly from tourism revenues.
    India

    UN Secretary-General Urges Military restraint from India, Pakistan

    He offered his good offices to both governments to help defuse tensions and promote diplomacy, stressing that “a military solution is no solution.”

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    Disaster Management

    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
    Agri-business

    World Bank Unveils $1 Billion Package to Spur Jobs and Private Sector Growth in Sri Lanka

    Tourism, one of Sri Lanka’s key economic drivers, is set to receive $200 million. These funds will be used to protect and enhance natural and cultural heritage sites, create employment opportunities, and ensure local communities benefit directly from tourism revenues.
    COVID-19

    Health Inequities are Shortening Lives by Decades

    The report says that the COVID-19 pandemic is a profound global example of the inequitable health outcomes driven by upstream social determinants. From its outset, socio-economic inequality was a predictor of higher mortality.
    Disaster Management

    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
    Accountability

    Bangladesh’s Economy Shows Flickers of Recovery amid Dour IMF-ADB Forecasts

    This slump is largely attributed to domestic unrest, contractionary monetary and fiscal policies, and a broader climate of uncertainty that has discouraged both foreign and domestic investment.

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