Subsidised talk

An EU non-proposal on agri-subsidies

No free lunches in India

Cast away

According to reports

Gas crisis hits Bangladesh

Parliament panel says no to FDI in retail

A great panic

Overextended banks crashing, leading to recession. 1873 revisited

America’s frozen aid

A commodity from their former colony kept the English cool in 19th century India

Proposed WTO reform aims to bully developing nations: Civil society members

Reform proposed at Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organisation will undermine participation & say of developing countries, feel experts

Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves

The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans 

Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan

American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report 

Sweet cruelty

Sugar plantations were run by African slaves who were tortured, but they also revolted against their masters

The tax trick

Will elimination of tariff on environmental goods open up markets for industrialised nations?

Hopes in bloom

Sikkim’s tryst with floriculture marks a new beginning for small growers, but poor market access and a flush of imported breeds may mar its …

For a cleaner world

To press for more sustainable and equitable utilisation of the world's resources, India and France seek closer ties

Outstanding grain

The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take …

New US rules on food imports

It has been nine months since the US began its search for chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Although nothing was found,…

US plays dirty on tar sands

The EU appears to have backed off on important climate change policy because of pressure from US-backed Big Oil

WTO members agree to discuss proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 technologies 

The waiver would increase access to technologies crucial to fighting the pandemic

WTO decision on access to COVID-19 drugs without strings delayed

Proposal will be formally discussed in March next year, sources say

Dissent on Seeds Bill

Kerala and Bihar want amendments

Belated resurrection

COTTON CONCERN

Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

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