I am working with UNDP’s Knowledge and Innovation team in Bratislava as web communications intern. One part of my work is publishing posts from all the country offices in Europe and Central Asia. It is a great opportunity to learn from all the projects being implemented by UNDP in the......

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ASHOK B SHARMA

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It is a paradoxical situation where the government is gearing up to pilot the Food Security Bill in the Parliament, it is engaged in grabbing prime farmland and gifting it  to corporate houses for reaping super profits.

The UPA government’s much touted programme for......

Read more: Government’s land grab drive to endanger farmers’ livelihood, food security

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The government is planning another sell out of farmers’ interest at the alter of the proposed India-EU Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). Several rounds of negotiations have taken place and the talks are at an advanced stage.

Country’s auto industry and the pharmaceutical sector have......

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