Opinion

Managing India’s Input-Intensive Agriculture Under the Disruptions of Supply Chain Caused by the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Managing India’s Input-Intensive Agriculture Under the Disruptions of Supply Chain Caused by the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

India’s input-intensive agriculture faces major risks from the Strait of Hormuz...

KVKs: India’s Sleeping Giants of Agriculture

KVKs: India’s Sleeping Giants of Agriculture

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), once key to farm innovation, are losing relevance...

India-New Zealand FTA: Why Official Claims Diverge Sharply in Domain of Agriculture and Dairy

India-New Zealand FTA: Why Official Claims Diverge Sharply in Domain of Agriculture and Dairy

The India–New Zealand FTA balances trade ambition with political caution, especially...

West Asia Conflict Puts India’s Farm Trade at Risk

West Asia Conflict Puts India’s Farm Trade at Risk

The West Asia conflict threatens India’s agricultural trade by disrupting key export...

Importance of Self-Reliance in Fertilisers Amid Global Uncertainties

Importance of Self-Reliance in Fertilisers Amid Global Uncertainties

Rising geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz have...

Jayanti Special: Dr. B R Ambedkar, Constitution, Dalits and Panchayati Raj in India

Jayanti Special: Dr. B R Ambedkar, Constitution, Dalits and Panchayati Raj in India

The article examines Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s evolving views on village governance,...

Strengthening India’s Energy Security through Bioenergy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty

Strengthening India’s Energy Security through Bioenergy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty

India is strengthening energy security through bioenergy amid global geopolitical...

Addressing Double Taxation on Cooperative Dividends in Budget 2026-27

Addressing Double Taxation on Cooperative Dividends in Budget 2026-27

India’s cooperatives face double taxation on dividends paid to members, reducing...

India’s FTA Moment: Trading Rules in a World Without Rules

India’s FTA Moment: Trading Rules in a World Without Rules

India has intensified its free trade agreement strategy, signing deals with the...

From Fields to Fuel: The Agricultural Side of India’s Bioenergy Push

From Fields to Fuel: The Agricultural Side of India’s Bioenergy Push

India’s bioenergy transition is increasingly tied to agriculture as biofuel mandates...

Budget 2026-27 Keeps ‘Business as usual’ for farmers

Budget 2026-27 Keeps ‘Business as usual’ for farmers

While allocations rise for livestock and fisheries, stagnant farm budgets and reduced...

AI in the National Agricultural Research System: Planning for a Five-Year Vision for India

AI in the National Agricultural Research System: Planning for a Five-Year Vision for India

India’s agricultural research system needs a clear five-year roadmap to integrate...

Union Budget 2026–27: What It Signals For India’s Agricultural Trade

Union Budget 2026–27: What It Signals For India’s Agricultural Trade

In an environment marked by geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and...

What Did India Concede in Agriculture Under the India-US Trade Agreement?

What Did India Concede in Agriculture Under the India-US Trade Agreement?

The interim India–US trade agreement opens India’s market to select US farm products...

Agriculture in Budget 2026: A Forward-Looking Budget That Missed Some Opportunities

Agriculture in Budget 2026: A Forward-Looking Budget That Missed Some Opportunities

Overall, the budget is forward-looking, focusing on cutting-edge technologies and...

Suvendu to Become First BJP CM in West Bengal, TVK’s Vijay Also Nears Power in Tamil Nadu with Left Support

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to become the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal after being elected legislative party leader....

Politics

Global Food Prices Rise for Third Straight Month as Energy Costs, Hormuz Crisis Disrupt Markets: FAO

Global food commodity prices rose for the third consecutive month in April, driven by higher energy costs and supply disruptions linked...

International

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Orders Expert Task Force to Tackle Litchi Stink Bug Crisis in Bihar

Following concerns raised by farmers, Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed the constitution of a special expert task force that will visit...

States

US Court Rejects 10% Global Import Tariffs Imposed By Trump, Blow Pushes US Back Toward WTO MFN Tariffs

A U.S. trade court has invalidated President Trump’s 10% global import tariffs imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act. The ruling,...

International

Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns

FAO has warned that fertilizer shortages caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could reduce crop yields and tighten global...

International

India Records One Farmer or Farm Labourer Suicide Every Hour, NCRB Data

India recorded 10,546 suicides among farmers and agricultural labourers in 2024, accounting for 6.2 percent of all suicides in the...

National