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With that, here’s The Policy Post #91 *cue intro music*
This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
The Food Systems Perspective: Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for India’s Agricultural Transformation
Climate change impacts on agriculture and vice versa are well established. Research suggests that even if emissions from all other sectors are completely halted, food systems emissions alone will make it difficult to reach the 1.5 or 2 degrees targets by 2100.
Policy Charcha 💬
The best Podcasts, Videos, Essays and Fellowships for this past week from the world of Policy and Governance!
🎥 Video: The true costs of ageing | The Economist
📝 Op-Ed: Five years of GST: Still good, but not-so-simple indirect tax
📚 Fellowship: International Innovation Corps: Fall Cohort 2022-23
📷 Simplifying Policy Issues: PolicyGram
Jobs Post 💼
A curated list of some of the best job and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, development sector, consulting and communications at large!
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