Agriculture and food production has a historical association with Asia. The region still stands as a significant contributor to the global food chain. Many rice, cereals, and pulses come from Asia; it is also the largest producer of fresh vegetables globally, mainly from mainland China and India. Irony faced; however, Asia is also a super […]
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Abortion has always been a very controversial issue. For reasons unclear, more often than not people who don’t have any experience with pregnancy or motherhood are left to debate about this issue. Many social, cultural, and religious norms also dominate our opinions. Considering we have to hush and change the channel at the prospects of
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Health is everyone’s business right now (rightly so). Our slowly-incubating inefficiencies/inequities in the public-healthcare setup have been laid bare just at the moment it’s needed the most. The associated economic costs are immense.
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One of the sections of people hit hardest by the lockdown have been farmers. There are daily news reports about how, due to the lockdown, farmers are not able to make a living.
The truth is, farmers have not been able to make a good living for a long time now, and this lockdown has, in fact, led to improving matters for them.
