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Rural development through agribusiness: Meeting the challenges

Rural development through agribusiness: Meeting the challenges

Agribusiness initiatives appear to be the panacea for all issues affecting rural...

In 2022 Inclusive agriculture is the right road map for development

In 2022 Inclusive agriculture is the right road map for development

The policymakers will have to get away from the use of words like “instant solution”...

Demand for effective MSP is the way forward for farmers’ movement

Demand for effective MSP is the way forward for farmers’ movement

Farmers have returned home after staying in for more than a year. While this retreat...

Farming Class of 2021 would be a turning point for national agenda

Farming Class of 2021 would be a turning point for national agenda

The year 2021 would also go down in Indian history as a turning point for our polity...

Repeal of the Farm Laws: What next?

Repeal of the Farm Laws: What next?

All three farm laws stand repealed. Does this mean the end of reforms in agriculture?...

India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime

India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime

On December 14, a WTO dispute settlement panel concluded in its report that India...

Inflation is a pick-pocket,  must be arrested soon 

Inflation is a pick-pocket, must be arrested soon 

Inflation in wholesale mandis , as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) at...

Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda

Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda

Farmers will return from the encampments set up on the Delhi borders to their homes...

Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect

Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect

The farmers may have won a battle against the farm laws, but they stand to lose...

Don't dismiss farmers as vote banks; India Inc treating them as partners must be the way forward

Don't dismiss farmers as vote banks; India Inc treating them as partners must be the way forward

In a democracy as vibrant as India, the political economy cannot be overlooked by...

Dr Kurien: The uncanny corporate reformer

Dr Kurien: The uncanny corporate reformer

In almost every state in India, National Milk Day is being celebrated today November...

Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers

Reforms mean controlling input costs; food subsidy goes to run ration shops, not pocketed by farmers

There is a strong disappointment amongst those who feel that the repeal of the three...

Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

With the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the three controversial...

Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

The decision announced by the Prime Minister on the morning of November 19 is an...

Systemic inflation is here to stay; hardship is omnipresent, be it in cities or in villages

Systemic inflation is here to stay; hardship is omnipresent, be it in cities or in villages

Inflation, which is turning into one of the issues in the crucial Assembly elections...

WTO MC12: India faces tough challenges in moving from "peace clause" to "permanent solution"

WTO MC12: India faces tough challenges in moving from "peace clause" to "permanent solution"

Before suggesting the way forward, Ambassador Peralta should have looked at two...

FSSAI Mandates Registration for Independent Milk Producers and Vendors, Orders Strict Enforcement Across States

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all independent milk producers and milk vendors to obtain mandatory...

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Supreme Court Restores Level Playing Field in Ethanol Procurement: ISMA

The Supreme Court of India has overturned a Karnataka High Court order granting preferential ethanol allocation to Vinp Distilleries...

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Women in Agri Sector Should Get Greater Role in Policy Formulation and Leadership Positions: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu urged greater participation of women in agricultural policymaking and leadership while inaugurating the Global...

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USTR Targets India and 15 Nations in New Section 301 Investigations Amid Trade Deal Uncertainty

The U.S. Trade Representative has launched Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 investigations into trade practices of 16 economies...

International

Addressing Double Taxation on Cooperative Dividends in Budget 2026-27

India’s cooperatives face double taxation on dividends paid to members, reducing returns and undermining cooperative principles. Budget...

Opinion

President Droupadi Murmu to Inaugurate Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems Tomorrow

President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the three-day Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems 2026 in New Delhi on March...

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