Harvir Singh

Harvir Singh is a professional journalist with over 30-years’ experience across Agriculture, rural, political, economic, developmental and social issues. He has actively covered Parliament debates, elections to legislative assemblies & Lok Sabha, several ministries in union government, political parties and different sectors of economy. His core strength however remained rural markets with focus and expertise on the agriculture economy in India. Harvir Singh has had experience of working across media platforms from print, digital mediums to being a regular commentator on television networks as well as radio. Singh is equipped to easily fit into a top editorial leadership role with diverse requirements in Hindi media groups as a prolific writer, commentator and public speaker on issues ranging from politics, economy, development and social happenings from time to time. Harvir Singh has served top-notch publications like Amar Ujala, Business Bhaskar, Dainik Hindustan, Amar Ujala Karobaar at various positions from special correspondent, bureau chief to moving up the ladder as a senior editor. Prior to joining RuralVoice he was Editor of Outlook Hindi, a fortnightly news magazine from Outlook Group. Before that he was the force behind moneybhaskar.com (Dainik Bhaskar Group) as editor. Under his stewardship, moneybhaskar.com catapulted into the country's largest digital business and economy news portal.


National
Preparing for self-sufficiency in edible oils through NMEO-OP in the Northeast

Preparing for self-sufficiency in edible oils through NMEO-OP in the Northeast

With a view to reducing the dependence on imports in the case of edible oils, the...

National
Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices

Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices

The international market is undergoing a phase of a steep rise in fertilizer prices....

States
UP sugar mills owe about Rs 8,000 crore to cane farmers

UP sugar mills owe about Rs 8,000 crore to cane farmers

According to the data from the UP Sugar Industry and Cane Development Department...

National
Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears

Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears

As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on July 16, the area...

National
Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast

Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast

Owing to a break in the monsoon activity, there has been 11.3 per cent less rainfall...

National
Milk prices go up by Rs 2 per litre; increasing costs for the dairy and the farmers the main reason

Milk prices go up by Rs 2 per litre; increasing costs for the dairy and the farmers the main reason

Amul has decided to revise the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The prices of all...

National
DR R S Paroda gives reasoning for fixing MSP at C2 cost plus 50 per cent

DR R S Paroda gives reasoning for fixing MSP at C2 cost plus 50 per cent

Dr. R.S. Paroda, former DG, Indian Council for Agricultural Research(ICAR) and Chairman,...

National
UP govt silent on interest on arrear payments; will SC decide sugarcane farmers’ rights?

UP govt silent on interest on arrear payments; will SC decide sugarcane farmers’ rights?

Legally, the calculation of arrears starts 14 days after cane supply because farmers...

States
Congress trio out to claim Virbhadra legacy

Congress trio out to claim Virbhadra legacy

Considered close to former CM Virbhadra Singh, the trio of the leader of Opposition...

National
Increasing inflation may aggravate farmers’ troubles; apprehensions of a fall in demand

Increasing inflation may aggravate farmers’ troubles; apprehensions of a fall in demand

While increasing inflation has created troubles on the economic front for the common...

States
Cosmopolitan society in Himachal asks farmers to board online with produce

Cosmopolitan society in Himachal asks farmers to board online with produce

Even as the corona curfew continues in Himachal Pradesh, the cosmopolitan society...

Rural Dialogue
“We tried to bring in a system where seed quality percentage can be easily assessed.” — Nikhil Das, Agdhi

“We tried to bring in a system where seed quality percentage can be easily assessed.” — Nikhil Das, Agdhi

Nikhil Das is the brain behind Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru which...