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In this week's episode of Field Notes, TR Vivek speaks to Karthik Jayaraman, the CEO and founder of Waycool, one of India's fastest growing Agri supply chain startups to understand the disruptions the new round of Covid lockdowns has unleashed. The lessons learnt from the lockdowns last year, and the resilient Indian farmers and small retailers seem to be saving the day.

Edited & Produced by Gitanjali Diwakar

Over the last few weeks, some cryptocurrency exchanges have been facing problems in processing transactions even as many investors complained that they were unable to invest at a time when cryptocurrency prices were on the rise.

But why is it so? Here's all you need to know

The Government’s expert panel National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has said that there should be a gap of 12 to 16 weeks between both doses of the Covishield vaccine. They also said that there were not going to be any changes regarding the Covaxin doses.

In March 2021, experts had suggested a gap of four to six weeks between both doses, citing reasons such as being more effective.

The increased gap comes at a time when the country is facing an acute shortage of resources especially vaccines.

Is this decision a wise one? listen in to know more.

The Olympic Games, which have already been delayed 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to open on July 23. The rise of new strains of the virus would put many more lives at risk too. The current state of the pandemic could also lead to the absence of participants representing many nations, including India. Isn’t this rather unfair?

As the vaccine supplies continue to be feeble, the slots on the CoWIN app are too few for the kind of demand that the country is witnessing now. While people are looking for vaccines desperately, cyber criminals have begun to lure them with fake offers and slots to steal information. Practice caution and verify legitimacy, caution experts.

The term ownership usually signifies exclusive right over an asset. But what if the starting price of such an asset is out of reach of the ordinary guy? To solve this problem, the financial world has come up with fractional ownership, which allows investors to own a bit of a pricey asset.

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India's Chana production has seen a significant rise recently. How has genomics changed the scenario?

Listen to the discussion between BusinessLine's T R Vivek and ICRISAT-IN's Rajeev Varshney.

Edited & Produced by Gitanjali Diwakar

Fear, anxiety and stress are sharply on the rise as India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19. Psychiatrists report a growing number of people have been seeking them out in the last two or three weeks.

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Just when things had started looking up for the real estate sector, the second wave knocked it down a notch or two. To have resumed real-estate projects full-fledged, without a backup plan in anticipation of the second wave, is costing the real-estate sector dearly.  Labour shortage and project delays have led to a crisis in confidence for home buyers.  

The Biden administration recently announced that it will support India and South Africa's proposal to waive anti-Covid vaccine patents to temporarily boost the Covid-19 vaccine supply. The proposal was made before the World Trade Organisation, also known as the WTO.  

What does this mean for India and its battle against Covid-19? Here's all you need to know.