Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery

Firstpost  

One of the most critical challenges that the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored is India’s ability of the food sector to effectively cope with crisis situations. The global coronavirus health crisis, inter alia, has exposed the systemic deficiencies in India’s food security systems and the tilted priorities between its defence and food sector. Food security Coming to the other side of the debate, one of the most critical challenges that the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored is the ability of the food sector to effectively cope with crisis situations. COVID-19 provides India with a chance to introspect on food security The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the fragile ecosystem of food security and the need for heavy investment in this sector that is desperately wanting.

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Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

Hindustan Times  

India is both a leading producer and exporter of agri-food products as well as the world’s sixth largest food and grocery market. However, India today faces several challenges related to sustainability across the entire food supply chain – farm-to-fork – ranging from fragmented supply chains, lack of storage facilities, rejection of food products by key importing markets, high use of …

India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi
5 months ago

India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is now a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food security and nutritional security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a global conference of agriculture economists. Modi said agriculture is at the centre of India’s economic policy, adding the recent Union Budget gave a big push to sustainable and climate-resilient …

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture
1 year, 2 months ago

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

India's food security is at a crossroads, with the looming threat of climate change echoing across its agricultural economy. The road to food security is paved with several obstacles, ranging from food's nutritional value to its cost and safety, all under the ominous shadow of the climate crisis. India's food security is under increasing threat from the climate crisis, and …

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry

ABP News  

India said on Wednesday that it has successfully brought food safety net programmes ahead in it’s G20 Presidency and the agriculture working group has managed to achieve consensus on two aspects including millets. The government official added that the principles on food and nutrition included, humanitarian assistance, increasing food production and food security net programmes, climate-smart approach, inclusivity of agriculture …

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security
1 year, 8 months ago

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates, whose food security has been built on imports from global markets, is now focusing on the twin objectives of food access and readiness to confront supply chain crises. India, the world’s second-largest food producer, is an essential partner in the UAE’s ambition to strengthen food security. What the UAE brings to the table Seen together, India …

Govt rules out import of dairy items
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt rules out import of dairy items

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, Parshottam Rupala, on Friday said India was not looking to import dairy items such as butter as supplies were improving, days after the ministry’s top bureaucrat had said the government may take a decision on imports after reviewing the demand-supply situation. The programme, official called the animal pandemic preparedness initiative …

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health
2 years, 1 month ago

What Makes India's Covid Vaccination Programme A Global Best Practice In Public Health

News 18  

On April 14, 2020, India’s Prime Minister made an appeal to scientists and researchers to take the lead in developing a vaccine against the coronavirus. The group was tasked with formulating an implementation strategy for the Covid-19 vaccine including the selection of vaccine candidates, procurement of vaccines, prioritisation of population groups for vaccination, enabling digital infrastructure, vaccine delivery platforms as …

India’s G20 presidency and food security
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s G20 presidency and food security

The Hindu  

Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. In this context, India’s presidency of the G20 offers a historical opportunity for the country to share its successful journey in moving from a food-deficit nation to a food-surplus nation, and address the growing challenges of food security …

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy
2 years, 2 months ago

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy

Firstpost  

We as a nation have achieved food security as defined by FAO to a great extent. However, the high level of malnutrition prevailing in India reflects that we have some distance to travel in holistically achieving the food security defined by the FAO World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October to honour the founding of the Food and Agriculture …

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora

News 18  

Not so long back, a reputed international media-house had predicted gloomily that it could take over a decade for India to vaccinate its 1.4 billion population against Covid-19. The resounding success of this drive, which has been a proactive, pre-emptive, and graded response in the management of Covid-19 has been a myth-breaker on several fronts in the public health space …

Why India's food value-chain needs better risk management instruments amid Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

Why India's food value-chain needs better risk management instruments amid Ukraine war

India Today  

The last few years proved extremely volatile for the food value-chain due to issues ranging from the pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions to the impacts of climate change on agriculture. As price and event shocks impede the food value-chain, there hardly remain much risk management options to combat such risks. Under such circumstances, an economy is generally left with two response …

India warns wheat could go way of Covid vaccines with richer countries hoarding most supplies
2 years, 7 months ago

India warns wheat could go way of Covid vaccines with richer countries hoarding most supplies

The Independent  

India has warned against hoarding of food grains by richer countries, making a comparison to the shortage of Covid vaccines faced by developing countries. “The decision is aimed at controlling the retail prices of wheat and wheat flour — which have risen by an average 14-20 per cent in the last one year — and meet the foodgrain requirement of …

'Shouldn't Go Way of Covid Jabs': Criticised for Wheat Export Ban Amid Rise in Food Prices, India Slams West
2 years, 7 months ago

'Shouldn't Go Way of Covid Jabs': Criticised for Wheat Export Ban Amid Rise in Food Prices, India Slams West

News 18  

Voicing its concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the unjustified increase in food prices, India has called out the West and said food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines. In order to manage our own overall food security and support the needs of neighbouring and other vulnerable developing countries, we have announced some measures regarding wheat …

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines
2 years, 7 months ago

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the “unjustified increase” in food prices. Muraleedharan said the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put “our food security and those of …

There are food security exceptions to India’s wheat export restrictions: Muraleedharan tells U.N.
2 years, 7 months ago

There are food security exceptions to India’s wheat export restrictions: Muraleedharan tells U.N.

The Hindu  

Addressing a United Nations ‘Global Food Security Call to Action’ ministerial meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, said India’s restrictions on the export of wheat made allowance for exports to countries that had food security needs. “Let me make it clear that these measures allow for export on the basis of approvals to those countries who are …

From pandemic and Pangong to farm protests, how Narendra Modi showed his mettle as prime minister
3 years, 2 months ago

From pandemic and Pangong to farm protests, how Narendra Modi showed his mettle as prime minister

Firstpost  

India is well on its way to charting its new place in the world, notwithstanding challenges, criticism and opposition, both at home and abroad Socio-political change can be daunting; more so, if it challenges the concepts upon which a country’s edifice rests. In 2003, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee set up India’s first National Commission on Farmers led by Sompal …

The Future of Nutrition in India
3 years, 2 months ago

The Future of Nutrition in India

Hindustan Times  

Nutrition is a critical, if not an essential part of the health and development of society and the country. The Anganwadi Services Scheme provides universal coverage to all children upto 6 years of age; pregnant women and lactating mothers and out of school adolescent girls for key services including provision of supplementary nutrition. POSHAN tracker is a digital tool used …

Lessons from India’s food security response
3 years, 5 months ago

Lessons from India’s food security response

The Hindu  

With a reduction in COVID-19 infections as the second wave weakens in India, it is important to focus on the pandemic’s disruptive impact on the food security and livelihoods of the poor and marginalised. While the pandemic’s impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report, ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’, estimates that around …

Winning the Covid-19 Battle in Rural India: A Blueprint for Action
3 years, 5 months ago

Winning the Covid-19 Battle in Rural India: A Blueprint for Action

Hindustan Times  

As India welcomed 2021, the country was reporting less than 15,000 new Covid-19 cases per day between mid-January and mid-February. Two of India’s largest and most populous states – Uttar Pradesh and Bihar—have also witnessed a steep rise in Covid-19 cases in their rural districts. Given the severe shortage of medical facilities in rural India, managing the spread of the …

Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 7 months ago

Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

As food chains become longer, complex and globalised, contamination of food leading to food-borne diseases is a growing concern, costing India almost $15 billion annually, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said this while virtually attending the World Food Safety Day celebrations organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a statement issued by the …

India's COVID-19 crisis: S Jaishankar and Antonio Guterres discuss ramping up global vaccine supply and production
3 years, 7 months ago

India's COVID-19 crisis: S Jaishankar and Antonio Guterres discuss ramping up global vaccine supply and production

Firstpost  

The external affairs minister’s meeting with UN secretary-general comes at a time when India is reeling under a second wave of COVID-19 United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a comprehensive in-person meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and underlined the importance of finding an “urgent and …

Covid Crisis in India a Warning of Possible Events in Other Low and Middle-income Countries: IMF
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid Crisis in India a Warning of Possible Events in Other Low and Middle-income Countries: IMF

News 18  

Observing that the ongoing “catastrophic” second wave of COVID-19 in India is a sign that the worst may be yet to come, the IMF has said that the situation in the country is a warning of the possible events in low- and middle-income nations that have seemingly escaped the pandemic till now. For India, the report said, current bilateral purchases …

COVID-19: From criticism of 'vaccine diplomacy' to undercounting of deaths, an overview of global coverage of crisis in India
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: From criticism of 'vaccine diplomacy' to undercounting of deaths, an overview of global coverage of crisis in India

Firstpost  

International media outlets are questioning why the Indian government did not do enough to secure COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens With COVID-19 cases remaining stubbornly high in India, a host of international media outlets have slammed the Central government over its handling of the pandemic. India’s coronavirus situation has been getting international media attention not just because of the scale …

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world, and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has said. Addressing the 54th Commission on Population and Development on the theme Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development’ here …

World Health Day 2021: What public health lessons can India learn from COVID-19 pandemic?
3 years, 9 months ago

World Health Day 2021: What public health lessons can India learn from COVID-19 pandemic?

Firstpost  

COVID-19 has renewed the focus on public health threats – making countries review their public health systems and healthcare infrastructure. World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April and it is the perfect occasion to review India’s response to COVID-19 and identify threats to our health security that can be rectified on a warfooting. Similarly, India needs to pass a …

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases
3 years, 11 months ago

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases

NPR  

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases Enlarge this image toggle caption Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Last September, India was confirming nearly 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day. "It's not that India is testing less or things are going underreported," says Jishnu Das, a health economist at Georgetown University. In a survey …

Coronavirus | India says COVID-19 vaccine supply to other countries will take ‘some time’
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | India says COVID-19 vaccine supply to other countries will take ‘some time’

The Hindu  

India is assessing production schedule of COVID-19 vaccines for domestic use, and delivery of vaccines to other countries is expected to take “some time”, the Ministry of External Affairs said on January 14. Addressing the weekly press briefing MEA official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava reiterated that India is committed to use vaccines for the benefit of all humanity “The vaccination process …

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO
4 years ago

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO

News 18  

India has always been at the forefront to provide food assistance at humanitarian and non-commercial grounds to the vulnerable populations of its neighbouring countries, according to a statement made by New Delhi at the General Council meeting of the WTO. “India has always been at the forefront of offering non-commercial, humanitarian food assistance bilaterally to the vulnerable populations of its …

'Who Needs Covid-19 Vaccine?': Odisha Eatery Selling 'Anti-virus' Idlis, Samosas Leaves Internet Amused
4 years, 2 months ago

'Who Needs Covid-19 Vaccine?': Odisha Eatery Selling 'Anti-virus' Idlis, Samosas Leaves Internet Amused

News 18  

What’s in a name? One user by the name of Budwiser86 said, “Hope he is not adding sanitizer to the meals”, to which someone replied, “Only Grade A bleach.” Street food joints or ‘tiffin centers’ are a dime a dozen in every part of every Indian city or town. “Chef cooks without gloves or head mask, Server serves without a …

India's vaccine production, delivery capacity to help all humanity in fighting coronavirus: MEA
4 years, 2 months ago

India's vaccine production, delivery capacity to help all humanity in fighting coronavirus: MEA

India TV News  

India's vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, and it will also help countries in enhancing their cold chain and storage capacities, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that as part of such efforts, India organised two training modules for …

India Fares Worse Than Its Neighbours on Global Hunger Index as Covid-19 Undermines Food Security
4 years, 2 months ago

India Fares Worse Than Its Neighbours on Global Hunger Index as Covid-19 Undermines Food Security

News 18  

Faring much worse than its neighbours, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Myanmar, India ranks 94th on the World Hunger Index for this year. India’s hunger level was found to be “serious”, with a score of 27.2, according to the report jointly released by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide on Friday. We need to develop a universal framework starting …

COVID-19 vaccine deployment in India: Lessons we need to learn from the past
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine deployment in India: Lessons we need to learn from the past

Firstpost  

It appears that a vaccine is the only way to stop COVID-19 and return the world to some semblance of normalcy. Hence, it is important India identifies the vaccine demand, invests in capacity and communicates with the public to enable a smooth immunisation programme. India as the World’s Biggest Vaccine Manufacturer The world’s eyes are already on India as a …

FAO Meet: India Promises Support for Stable Global Food Supply amid Covid-19 Crisis
4 years, 4 months ago

FAO Meet: India Promises Support for Stable Global Food Supply amid Covid-19 Crisis

News 18  

India on Tuesday assured support in ensuring “stable” global food supply through its agri-export policy amid concerns over food security in South Asia following the COVID-19 outbreak. Agriculture Commissioner S K Malhotra assured the participating countries that “India will support in ensuring stable global food supply through its agri-export policy.” He added that India has achieved record foodgrain production and …

RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India
4 years, 4 months ago

RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India

News 18  

India has now reached a stage in which surplus foodgrain management has become a major challenge, the Reserve Bank of India said in its annual report on Tuesday. The total production of foodgrains reached a record 296.65 million tonnes in 2019-20, while total horticulture production — accounting for about 40 per cent of gross value added in the farm sector …

Strong Immunity Key for Fighting Covid-19, Says Health Min Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 4 months ago

Strong Immunity Key for Fighting Covid-19, Says Health Min Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said people with poor immunity are more vulnerable to contracting coronavirus infections and stressed on the need to boost the immune system by eating right and safe food. Speaking at the virtual launch of the 'Eat Right India Challenge' initiative by food safety regulator FSSAI, the Minister said a strong immune system is not …

COVID-19 induced food insecurity will lead to an increase in malnutrition, says UNICEF official
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 induced food insecurity will lead to an increase in malnutrition, says UNICEF official

The Hindu  

Increase in joblessness and poverty due to the pandemic will lead to a rise in hunger as well as malnutrition in the country, cautions UNICEF’s India Chief for Nutrition Arjan De Wagt, adding that the extended lockdown has hit many nutritional services. We know that in March and April many services were affected, but some such as take home ration …

Coronavirus Pandemic and Cyclone Will Leave Many Indians Hungry and Undernourished
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic and Cyclone Will Leave Many Indians Hungry and Undernourished

News 18  

India’s malnutrition rates have improved in recent years, but the country is still home to the largest number of stunted children in the world. This year, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has likely reversed the progress made towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition. The 2020 Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals report …

India to focus on health, economy as COVID-19 surges, PM Modi says
4 years, 5 months ago

India to focus on health, economy as COVID-19 surges, PM Modi says

Live Mint  

With India now one of the world’s top three Covid-19 hotspots, the country is focused on controlling its pandemic and reviving stalled economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. India’s coronavirus epidemic spiraled when the nation began easing its strict and sweeping lockdown in late April in order to reverse an economic collapse that has left millions destitute. …

Coronavirus package | What are the measures announced by the government to deal with the farm crisis?
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus package | What are the measures announced by the government to deal with the farm crisis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: With mandi closures and supply chain disruptions causing havoc in agricultural marketing, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on some of the critical infrastructure gaps and long-pending governance issues that plague the farm sector. The third tranche announced on Friday focused on long-term issues in the agricultural sector, by promising financing to strengthen infrastructure, build …

Indian economy in corona time: Agriculture only bright spot
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian economy in corona time: Agriculture only bright spot

India Today  

India is an agricultural country: Kids of 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s grew up reading this one sentence in school textbooks until LPG changed the complexion of Indian economy. In a Confederation of Indian Industry survey, about 45 per cent of CEOs in India said they don't see economic normalcy returning before a year. This 0.5 per cent additional contribution …

Time for action to make India global manufacturing hub in post-coronavirus world: Industry experts
4 years, 8 months ago

Time for action to make India global manufacturing hub in post-coronavirus world: Industry experts

Firstpost  

India can be the destination of choice for global manufacturing in the post-COVID 19 world if it gets its acts together with the right policies as a lot of things are going for the country, say industry experts Bengaluru: India can be the destination of choice for global manufacturing in the post-COVID 19 world if it gets its acts together …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Coping with the lockdown but is India prepared for an outbreak? — Part 2
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Coping with the lockdown but is India prepared for an outbreak? — Part 2

Firstpost  

While India’s public health care system is very weak, efforts are being made to bolster in order to meet the COVID-19 challenge If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles --Sun Tzu, Chinese general and military strategist, Art of War, 50 BC From mitigation to suppression strategy: India U-turns and …

Coronavirus | Biggest message from COVID-19 is that India must be self-reliant, says Modi
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Biggest message from COVID-19 is that India must be self-reliant, says Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest message arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic was for India to be self-reliant and self-sufficient for the majority of its needs, and that this was necessary for the country if it faced such a crisis again. He was addressing a video conference of sarpanches from across the country on Panchayati …

Plea In SC Seeks Temporary Pan-Indian Community Kitchens At Block-Level Amidst COVID Lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks Temporary Pan-Indian Community Kitchens At Block-Level Amidst COVID Lockdown

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has been moved in a plea seeking directions to the Centre and the states to set-up pan-India temporary community kitchens at the Block-level amid the pandemic of novel Coronavirus to ensure that no person is forced to sleep on an empty stomach in these trying times. The applicants, through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi and Ashima Mandla submits …

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN
4 years, 8 months ago

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 is likely to leave 130 million people acutely hungry this year, adding to 135 million already in the category. The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. New report Tuesday’s fourth annual Global Report on Food …

Coronavirus lockdown | Police won’t harm farmers, govt. tells Supreme Court
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Police won’t harm farmers, govt. tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday recorded in its order the government’s undertaking that farmers and agricultural workers would not be harassed by the police and the authorities during the lockdown. A Bench, led by Justice N.V. Ramana, was hearing a petition filed by activist Swami Agnivesh, represented by senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, that the authorities were tormenting farm workers and …

As coronavirus outbreak exposes faultlines in long supply chains, are locally self-sufficient economies the way forward?
4 years, 8 months ago

As coronavirus outbreak exposes faultlines in long supply chains, are locally self-sufficient economies the way forward?

Firstpost  

A lot of food in India was and largely still is produced by small and marginal farmers. And finally, food grown locally for the local market is always available to those who live nearby, even in a crisis. If there was rice in the fields, and vegetables in the kitchen garden, and fish and ducks in the pond, and you …

The Coronavirus Reveals The 'Invisible Inequalities' In Our Food System
4 years, 8 months ago

The Coronavirus Reveals The 'Invisible Inequalities' In Our Food System

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Americans are worried about food, many for the first time in their lives. Every single part of the food system is affected by, starting from production and where we are going to get people to harvest food if they’re not allowed to be near each other or come into the country. Bill Hayes We’re seeing the shelves …

Rural India Not Adequately Prepared to Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic: MS Swaminathan
4 years, 8 months ago

Rural India Not Adequately Prepared to Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic: MS Swaminathan

News 18  

The 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in India triggered a mass reverse migration of labourers from cities across the country. To ease the burden of farmers and migrant workers, the Centre exempted agricultural operations during the lockdown and announced a 1.7 lakh crore relief package. Amid speculation that the central government may extend the lockdown …

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