-The New Indian Express The steep fluctuation of prices in a crop whose consumption and cultivation cycles are well documented speaks volumes about the patchy intervention measures taken over the years. The retail price of tomato has hit a high of Rs 100 per kg in Tamil Nadu just a couple of months after prices dropped to as low as Rs 2 per kg. There were reports from across the state about...
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Wheat caught in crossfire: How an export ban is affecting wheat prices -Dipu Rai
-IndiaToday.in How is the wheat export ban affecting its price in the domestic market? From war to heatwaves and floods to drought, wheat, a crucial global food, is under attack and is getting more expensive day by day. India was seen as a collateral beneficiary after the Russia-Ukraine war, but bread became more costly after a ban on its global sales. But this price change is working differently in the Indian domestic...
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-The Telegraph The economic impact of heatwaves is steep India is feeling the heat in ways other than the rising prices. The ongoing heatwave, in which temperatures have shot above 45 degree Celsius in many parts of northwest and central India, highlights the rising climate risks and their attendant costs. Heatwaves, beginning earlier than in the past, are part of a changing climate whose defining features, in addition to the gradual rise...
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-Down to Earth The full impact of the wheat ban on farmers will be known only in the next few days, say experts India’s sudden decision to ban wheat exports with immediate effect citing food security may prove costly for its farmers. Many of them have held back their crop in the hopes of getting higher prices in the coming weeks. The impact of this decision is already being seen in wheat mandis...
More »India’s target to have 20% ethanol blended in petrol by 2025 could affect its food security -Tanvi Deshpande
-IndiaSpend.com/ Scroll.in Achieving the target won’t drastically reduce emissions nor will India achieve energy security because of it. For India to meet its target of 20% ethanol blended in petrol by the year 2025 (commonly known as the E20 target), it will have to bring in more land under cultivation of feedstock – agricultural products that can be converted into ethanol – land that can be better utilised for the generation of...
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