Opinion
Farmers reaping losses in midst of runaway inflation
The story is two-fold: First the prices of farm produce are not increasing. On the...
Make MSP a legal guarantee
It is important that the farmers get a remunerative price and a fair share for their...
Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist
From a decentralization point of view, fifteenth Finance Commission's recommendations...
WHY DO THE NEW FARM LAWS AGITATE FARMERS
It appears beyond anybody’s comprehension how the recently enacted three union farm...
Can WTO's first woman chief address inequities in global farm subsidies
The current WTO rules allow rich countries to liberally subsidise their big agri-businesses,...
The plight of women in Bundelkhand
In the Bundelkhand region, the status of women deserves a special look. Women are...
Why Denigrate Them as Subordinate or Lower Judiciary?
Recent landmark judgments show the exemplary role of district courts in dispensing...
Hand over agriculture marketing to farm cooperatives and collectives
The government- or corporate-sector-driven institutional arrangements may not be...
Budget to promote agricultural diversification
The provisions in the proposed Budget are in continuation of the announcements made...
Agriculture gets what it already had; no major scheme or allocation
There were expectations that the Budget would come up with some major provisions...
Need for a Budget with major changes and steps for agriculture
There are strong chances of it being a normal financial year for the country’s economy...
Budget 2021: Pivotal transformation for agriculture growth in new normal
The forthcoming budget is a window for the policymakers to actively identify and...
Farm laws- Fighting over ghost Shadow
Farm unions protesting the recently enacted three contentious farm laws have rejected...
Indian agriculture problem cannot be resolved through ad hoc decision
why have successive governments used the exchequer to provide farm subsidies, and...
Why Indian Agriculture needs more Amuls to succeed
The stand-off between the Government and farmers at Delhi’s borders over a set of...
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