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.
Gap between farmers’ movement and politics narrowing
The sequence of events over the last month has been one that has brought the ongoing...
Paddy procurement starts in Punjab and Haryana on Oct 3; decision to delay procurement would have virtually negated scientific achievements
When on Oct 2 the farmers in Haryana and Punjab protested the central government’s...
Seeking consent from states for trials of genome-edited plants may create hurdles in benefiting from new technology
The process of seeking consent from the states for crop field trials may be implemented...
Political signals of 1989 redux at Jayant Chaudhary’s Rasam Pagdi at Chhaprauli and Muzaffarnagar Kisan Panchayat
The last two weeks have signalled a shift in the farmers’ movement and the politics...
Govt decides to resort to ECA to rein in edible oil prices: those in the trade will have to disclose their stocks
The central government has decided to resort to the same ECA, 1955, to rein in the...
Anil Ghanwat, a member of SC committee on farm laws, writes to CJI to make its report public
Anil Ghanwat, a member of the committee appointed by the SC to find a solution to...
Stocks of DAP and other complex fertilizers at a three-year low; government’s worries may increase
According to government data, the stocks of several fertilizers, including DAP,...
PMFBY: Introspection, Expectations and Future Road Map
PMFBY is a scheme that has been in existence for the last few years and has contributed...
Conflicting opinions of ministries on GM soyameal imports; political protests also start after BKS opposes govt decision
Despite the road to import of 15 lakh tonnes of soyameal obtained from GM soyabean...
Govt trying to avert a possible fertilizer availability crisis due to rise in global prices
The steep rise in the prices of fertilizers and their raw materials in the global...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
