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Access to safe drinking water is welcome, but sustainability is key to Har Ghar Jal

Access to safe drinking water is welcome, but sustainability is key to Har Ghar Jal

The Prime Minister announced that 52 per cent of rural households had access to...

MSP in India targeted using WTO’s deeply flawed methodology

MSP in India targeted using WTO’s deeply flawed methodology

The flaws are several. The first and the most significant flaw is that the quantum...

Economic self-reliance necessary for agriculture sector and farmer that provide self-reliance of food security to country

Economic self-reliance necessary for agriculture sector and farmer that provide self-reliance of food security to country

The foodgrain production in the country crossed 300mn tonnes last year. This shows...

Urban India aspires for 5G; Bharat connectivity on BSNL’s shoulders

Urban India aspires for 5G; Bharat connectivity on BSNL’s shoulders

It was a somewhat pleasant surprise when the Union Cabinet approved a bailout package...

Much more besides MSP within wide purview of committee; questions raised no sooner than it is formed

Much more besides MSP within wide purview of committee; questions raised no sooner than it is formed

The way the SKM does not want to be a part of the committee, the latter may meet...

Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof

Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof

The Cost of Living (CoL) is refusing to ease, even if we go by the government data...

No respite for the common man on inflation front; WPI in double digits for 15 months

No respite for the common man on inflation front; WPI in double digits for 15 months

The WPI inflation has been 15.18 per cent for the month of June, which is marginally...

No discussion about PSH at MC12 disappointing; Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies also to lead to troubles

No discussion about PSH at MC12 disappointing; Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies also to lead to troubles

The “MC12 Outcome Document” makes no mention of the PSH issue. This happened despite...

Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

The AoA considers providing subsidized foodstuffs to the poor as market-distorting...

Wheat export: To do or not to do

Wheat export: To do or not to do

Even if the government has to show compassion, the policy must be to prioritize...

Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

What baffles us is this: the industry is not able to produce because of demand contraction....

Wheat export ban: Farmers suffer financial losses, and India a loss of face

Wheat export ban: Farmers suffer financial losses, and India a loss of face

India’s ban on wheat exports is a classic example of an administrative faux pas...

Time to shift to Climate Resistant Agriculture; ICAR template needs fast follow-up

Time to shift to Climate Resistant Agriculture; ICAR template needs fast follow-up

One of the most important recommendations was whether the crop cycle can be tweaked...

India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

During the deliberations in the Committee on Agriculture, several countries, including...

Where are panchayats in fiscal federalism?

Where are panchayats in fiscal federalism?

There is a need to make PRIs an important part of cooperative federalism (CF) because...

Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

The real issue from the long-term point of view lies in the economic structure of...

PM Modi Releases 23rd PM-KISAN Installment; Rs 18,880 Crore Transferred to 9.44 Crore Farmers

The 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was disbursed on Saturday at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal....

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Centre Raises Onion Procurement Price for Buffer Stock to Rs 1,730 per Quintal

The central government has raised the onion procurement price under its buffer stock scheme from Rs 1,650 to Rs 1,730 per quintal,...

National

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

The prospect of a weak monsoon, rising oil and fertilizer prices, and subdued agricultural commodity prices has increased pressure...

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Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of fresh litchi from Dehradun to Italy. This milestone marks the entry of Uttarakhand's...

International

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indian scientists, Dr Yashpal Saharawat, Dr Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy and Dr Rajeev Varshney, have been named among the...

International

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

As war in West Asia disrupts fertilizer and LNG supplies, India’s dependence on imported urea is emerging as a major threat to food...

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