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Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)—2018

India’s agriculture sector has long faced the challenge of ensuring fair prices for farmers while keeping essential food affordable for consumers. For decades, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system served as a safety net, but its coverage was mostly limited to rice and wheat. To address this, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) in September 2018 to provide price support for farmers growing pulses, oilseeds, and crops important for nutritional security and reducing import dependence.

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Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Project 2007: From Vision to Resistance

The proposed 6000 MW Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Project, once seen as a crown jewel of India-US energy cooperation, promised much on paper: clean energy, strategic diplomacy, and economic growth. But for the people of Jaspara, Mithi Virdi, Khadpar, Mandva, and Sosiya, it asked for too much in return for their land, their livelihoods, their way of life.

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Participants List & Details: Public Policy Practice & Careers

Public Policy, Practice & Careers | An Online National Winter School Program | A Two-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Program | November 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning  Participants List & Details: Program Time Structure Public Policy, Practice & Careers A Two-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Program November…

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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) 2025

With a vision of expanding irrigation coverage, as reflected in the motto ‘Har Khet ko pani,’ and improving water use efficiency, ‘More crop per drop,’ the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) on July 1, 2015.

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The ‘Death Syrup’ Tragedy: Why Regulatory Licenses Cannot be Removed Across Industries

Tk Arun The government should mandate traceability of every ingredient used in the pharma industry by deploying tokenisation facilities of the blockchain. iStock.com We see US President Donald Trump as an enemy of Indian exports, including of our prized pharma products. But a bigger…

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Flickers of Hope, Shadows of Uncertainty in Gaza’s Elusive Peace

Two years of mayhem might end with both Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal pressured and brokered by President Trump, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey on their respective clients and surrogates. There are jubilations in war-torn Gaza streets, whatever is left of them, and in Israel, especially in the families and friends of the remaining 20-odd hapless hostages who have suffered extreme violence and human indignities for over two years.

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