All posts tagged "subsidies"
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Fields of battle: the trial of strength between India’s farmers and its market reformersFor decades, the Indian government’s in-house economics think tank has played a key role in liberalising swathes of the economy. But in turning its attention to food production, it may
- Posted May 14, 2021
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Subsidy scheme boosts cashless payments in JapanGovernment subsidies designed to encourage cashless payments in Japan are being taken up much more quickly than predicted, and last week the country was urged to extend the scheme. Under
- Posted December 5, 2019
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India peers into its digital futureThis week, India’s Supreme Court allowed the country’s ambitious Aadhaar ID scheme to proceed, whilst setting down rules to protect people’s rights and privacy. Gavin O’Toole finds that the ruling
- Posted September 27, 2018
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India to roll out cashless food subsidies systemA new cashless benefits distribution system is set to be rolled out across India, after a scheme introduced by a civil servant in a single district caught the eye of
- Posted January 19, 2017
