New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday. The Budget presents a chance for the government to show its intent on some of the burning issues of our times. In this four-part series, we use charts to illustrate how the Budget performed on 15 key concerns.

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This part looks at climate change, agriculture, and volatility in prices of essentials. Each topic has a pair of charts-one presenting the context the Budget faced, and the other showing what Sitharaman delivered.

Climate change: India is increasingly experiencing the effects of climate change, with extreme weather events disrupting ...