Opinion

Agrarian Distress Overshadowed by Inflation, Unemployment, Temple  and OBC Reservations in LS Polls

Agrarian Distress Overshadowed by Inflation, Unemployment, Temple and OBC Reservations in LS Polls

Despite agriculture's share in GVA increasing to 18 percent and employing 45 percent...

Water Crisis: The Major Challenge Facing Farmers in Amrit Kaal

Water Crisis: The Major Challenge Facing Farmers in Amrit Kaal

India is fast moving from being a water-stressed country to a water-scarce country....

Technology Push: Indian seed sector bats for a resilient agriculture sector

Technology Push: Indian seed sector bats for a resilient agriculture sector

Technology in agriculture, particularly, seeds has great potential to provide sustainable,...

Where are Panchayats in Election Manifestos?

Where are Panchayats in Election Manifestos?

In this article not only what the political parties said about Panchayati Raj in...

Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

We need to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils and pulses. However, the government...

The Yellow Revolution: Need of the Hour

The Yellow Revolution: Need of the Hour

Indian dependence on imports growing to almost 60-65% of our consumption seriously...

16th Finance Commission and conservation of Natural resources

16th Finance Commission and conservation of Natural resources

The 13th FC did make a special reference to water conservation and management efforts...

Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

The younger generation across states loses faith in agriculture as an attractive...

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Recent announcement by Hon’ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi to confer Bharat...

Charan Singh’s greatest contribution: Resistance to collectivization

Charan Singh’s greatest contribution: Resistance to collectivization

Mahatma Gandhi and Jayaprakah Narain never ran any government, but they were as...

Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh is one of the few leaders whose politics...

No permanent solution of peace clause expected at 13th ministerial conference of WTO

No permanent solution of peace clause expected at 13th ministerial conference of WTO

Later this month, Trade Ministers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would meet...

Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

The inflation-targeting strategy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central...

Make farmers shareholders in Corporate India; Convert sugarcane outstanding into equity

Make farmers shareholders in Corporate India; Convert sugarcane outstanding into equity

But since the stock market, despite gaining popularity among retail investors, has...

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...

Govt, RBI on the same page for supply-side management to rein in inflation

Govt, RBI on the same page for supply-side management to rein in inflation

Stock limit for wheat traders, extension of ban on onion export till March 2024,...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

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