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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,...

Six Years After Redevelopment Promise, Ghazipur Flower Mandi Awaits Modernisation Amid Mounting Challenges

Delhi’s Ghazipur Flower Mandi, the capital’s principal flower trading hub, continues to grapple with poor infrastructure, administrative...

Ground Report

Govt Exempts Import Duty on Cotton Till Oct. 31, Relief for Textile Industry but Concerns for Farmers

The Centre has exempted cotton imports from all customs duties from June 1 to October 31, 2026, to improve raw material availability...

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El Niño Poses Risks to Indian Agriculture, but Irrigation and Technological Advancements May Cushion Impact: RBI

The likelihood of El Niño conditions poses downside risks to agricultural output, but improving irrigation coverage, better crop management...

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Finance Ministry Flags El Niño Risk to Kharif Crops Despite Strong Food Stocks and Reservoir Levels

The Finance Ministry has cautioned that a likely El Niño during the 2026 monsoon season could threaten kharif crops, particularly...

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Seed Industry’s Agrobiodiversity Shift Signals a Long-Overdue Recognition of India’s ‘Green Gold’

The Federation of Seed Industry of India’s call to preserve agrobiodiversity marks a significant shift in the sector’s approach to...

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India’s Banana Sector Faces Growing Threat from Hard-to-Control TR4 Fungus

Scientists have warned that Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a destructive soil-borne fungal disease affecting bananas, could pose a serious...

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