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Fertiliser subsidy bill set to overshoot budget estimate of Rs 1.71 lakh cr amid West Asia crisis
India's fertiliser subsidy bill for fiscal 2026-27 is set to surpass its budget. Rising costs of imported urea and other fertilisers are driving this increase. Despite global supply chain issues, fertiliser availability for the kharif 2026 season remains stro…
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations
Jelani Cobb on observing the Declaration of Independence on previous landmark anniversaries—in the wake of the Civil War, the Vietnam War, Watergate—and why we are unlikely to see Donald Trump presiding over nuanced celebrations of our history this July 4th.