India has issued a global urea tender asking producers to quote a discount for the supply of 600,000 tonnes of urea & seeks to cut import costs & secure cheaper supplies of the soil nutrient.
None of the new agri-marketing laws have anything to do with the coronavirus or the lockdown, but were brought in by Modi govt when Parliament was shut.
The last 3 years have seen the worsening of agrarian crisis. Agricultural GDP has grown at less than 2 per cent, the lowest under any regime since 1991.
The answer to why one region can deal with a terrible drought and another can't lies basically in its politics — because in a democracy votes decide where the state invests.
The funniest part about pig politicisation is that it is based on ignorance. Hindus and Christians can eat all the pork they want and keep pigs as pets—that does not bother Muslims.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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