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.


States
Sugarcane shortage to shut most sugar mills in UP, Maharashtra by March

Sugarcane shortage to shut most sugar mills in UP, Maharashtra by March

This situation could trigger a price war for sugarcane among sugar mills in Uttar...

Opinion
Renewed Push to Include Madhya Pradesh in the Geographical Indication for Basmati Rice

Renewed Push to Include Madhya Pradesh in the Geographical Indication for Basmati Rice

Efforts to include Madhya Pradesh in the Geographical Indication (GI) area for Basmati...

Opinion
Government ready to guarantee Pay Commission for babus, but not MSP for Kisans

Government ready to guarantee Pay Commission for babus, but not MSP for Kisans

Farmers in the country are demanding a legal guarantee from the central government...

Agribusiness
Rising prices, weak rupee turn DAP imports into a losing proposition

Rising prices, weak rupee turn DAP imports into a losing proposition

Given the rising prices of DAP in the international market and the weakening of...

Opinion
India Needs New Institutions to Boost Agriculture

India Needs New Institutions to Boost Agriculture

Even though the country is a leading agricultural exporter, there is huge gap between...

Opinion
Rebuilding and Reinventing Institutions for Farmers

Rebuilding and Reinventing Institutions for Farmers

Recognizing the significance of institution building for farmers, the latest issue...

Opinion
India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab

India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab

Inadequate capacity and increased rice procurement by consuming states has led to...

National
DAP prices set to increase by Rs 200 per bag from January

DAP prices set to increase by Rs 200 per bag from January

The weakening of the rupee has raised the import cost by approximately ₹1,200 per...

Opinion
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Architect of Liberal Economy, Made Significant Contributions for Farmers

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Architect of Liberal Economy, Made Significant Contributions for Farmers

Many opposition parties that once accused the government of implementing liberalisation...

National
Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning

Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning

In conversation with Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, Prof Denning...

Opinion
Natural farming needs scientific evaluation, implementation in phased manner

Natural farming needs scientific evaluation, implementation in phased manner

Small-scale initiatives should be undertaken to evaluate the outcomes of natural...

National
Mother Dairy Achieves Healthy Turnover Growth,  Focusing Beyond Delhi-NCR Markets

Mother Dairy Achieves Healthy Turnover Growth, Focusing Beyond Delhi-NCR Markets

Mother Dairy is focusing on expanding its presence beyond the Delhi-NCR markets...

International
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades, UN Report Reveals

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades, UN Report Reveals

In a sobering revelation from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...

Opinion
Abnormal temperature, DAP crisis and difficulties for Reserve Bank

Abnormal temperature, DAP crisis and difficulties for Reserve Bank

The inflation rate is already above the limit set by the Reserve Bank, while due...

National
Drafting Committee on Agri-Marketing suggests ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure the farmers' income

Drafting Committee on Agri-Marketing suggests ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure the farmers' income

One of the major suggestions is to roll out a ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure...

ELECTIONS 2024
How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

The political discourse around soybean and cotton highlights the growing awareness...