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Cereal inflation would be hard to tame amidst low rice acreage
August 13, 2022
Is India going to face inflation in cereal prices during the rest of the current financial year? Experts differ on this. An analysis by Nomura Global Economics and CEIC finds that a below normal monsoon does not always translate into high retail inflation in food….
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Plight of the small peasantry in Punjab is affecting their mental health, highlights field-based study
July 29, 2022
Door-to-door and village-to-village surveys carried out by researchers of the Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana detected a total of 9,291 suicides that were committed by farmers in six districts of Punjab during the period from 2000 to 2018. Situated in the…
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Progress in health and education can help in population stabilisation
July 22, 2022
With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected…
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Consumption of non-veg food items has risen since 2015-16, points out NFHS-5 data
July 12, 2022
Is India a country where most people eat vegetarian food? The answer to this question is a bit complex. The consumption of either vegetarian or non-vegetarian food depends not just on one's personal choice but also on one’s geographical location, caste and religious background, gender…
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Are we choosing the right solutions for reducing GHG emissions from the transport sector?
June 20, 2022
The transport sector is important for the smooth functioning of an economy. The supply chains for various products and by-products (both domestically as well as internationally) can work efficiently only if the transportation of raw materials and inputs, and final goods and commodities takes place…
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