R. Ramakumar (Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences) and V.  Sridhar (Associate Editor, Frontline) discusses the special package  announced by the Government of India to fight against the economic  downturn due to Covid-19 lockdown. They unpack the schemes devoted for  agriculture,...

Professor Madhura Swaminathan talks about the situation of food security in India in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic has  struck India where millions of Indians are malnourished and the situation will be worsened with large scale unemployment. Professor Madhura Swaminathan...

In this lecture, Prof R. Ramakumar talks about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and highlights the uniqueness of the crisis as it induces both demand and supply side shocks. The lecture shatters some misconceptions about the pandemic’s links to global agriculture and goes on to...