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By all accounts, matters relating to policy should be pandemic-oriented in the current situation. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up
Employed vs jobless, formal vs informal, urban vs rural — the pandemic has exacerbated the divide with lasting consequences for the economy. Shankar Acharya explains. Read it here
Kanika Datta gives a comparison between Gurugram and Kolkata from the standpoint of the labour policies of the two state governments the cities are located in. Read it here
Our edit says: Ways must be explored to ensure reasonable returns to agriculture. Read it here
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