Tag: R Suryamurthy

International
India’s Crop Yields Set to Fall as Extreme Heat Intensifies: UN

India’s Crop Yields Set to Fall as Extreme Heat Intensifies: UN

Several states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana...

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India’s Early Kharif Estimates Signal Modest Output Rise, but Several Key Crops Trail Last Year

India’s Early Kharif Estimates Signal Modest Output Rise, but Several Key Crops Trail Last Year

The ministry has framed the numbers as evidence of resilience, but the broader picture...

Opinion
India’s Horticulture Gains Mask Deep Structural Gaps That Keep Food Prices Volatile

India’s Horticulture Gains Mask Deep Structural Gaps That Keep Food Prices Volatile

The third advance estimates show the supply side is improving; the question now...

International
69 Million Face Acute Hunger in Asia as Humanitarian Cuts Bite

69 Million Face Acute Hunger in Asia as Humanitarian Cuts Bite

The scale is unmistakable. Sixty-nine million people are acutely food insecure across...

States
MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

The NDA’s MSP guarantee is therefore a gamble. If executed, it could redefine MSP...

Agribusiness
A Bitter Blend: Ethanol Makers Cry Foul Over Skewed Allocation Rules

A Bitter Blend: Ethanol Makers Cry Foul Over Skewed Allocation Rules

GEMA has urged OMCs and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to review the...

National
Complex Fertiliser Growth Seen Slowing to 2–4% Amid Import Woes, Geopolitical Tensions: Crisil

Complex Fertiliser Growth Seen Slowing to 2–4% Amid Import Woes, Geopolitical Tensions: Crisil

Crisil said overall volume growth will hinge on the easing of supply constraints...

National
Credit on UPI Can Transform Farm Lending, Says SBI Chairman C.S. Setty at GFF 2025

Credit on UPI Can Transform Farm Lending, Says SBI Chairman C.S. Setty at GFF 2025

State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman C.S. Setty said SBI is actively exploring ways...

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RBI Holds Rates as Inflation Crashes, Bets on GST and Food Supply to Keep Prices Low

RBI Holds Rates as Inflation Crashes, Bets on GST and Food Supply to Keep Prices Low

RBI now sees CPI inflation dipping to 1.8% in Q2 and Q3 of FY26 before rebounding...

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Agriculture Trails as India’s Economy Posts Strong Q1 Growth

Agriculture Trails as India’s Economy Posts Strong Q1 Growth

Data released by the National Statistics Office show that while manufacturing and...

National
From Food Security to Growth Driver: Report Charts New Path for Indian Agriculture

From Food Security to Growth Driver: Report Charts New Path for Indian Agriculture

The Twenty-Sixth Report on the “Roadmap for Indian Economic Growth in Light of Global...

International
Africa-Sized Land Savings Possible if Food Systems Are Overhauled, Scientists Warn

Africa-Sized Land Savings Possible if Food Systems Are Overhauled, Scientists Warn

In a Nature paper, 21 researchers outlined a roadmap to restore half of all degraded...

National
India’s August Monsoon Pause May Keep Food Inflation in Check but Risks Lurk if Rains Fail to Rebound

India’s August Monsoon Pause May Keep Food Inflation in Check but Risks Lurk if Rains Fail to Rebound

Private forecaster Skymet said the monsoon pause was “not unusual” and expected...

International
India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

At the heart of the trade friction are fundamental differences in economic priorities....

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India Faces 25 Percent U.S. Tariff Firepower Over Refusal to Open Farm, Dairy Markets

India Faces 25 Percent U.S. Tariff Firepower Over Refusal to Open Farm, Dairy Markets

Trump’s social media declaration—“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%,...

International
India-UK Trade Deal:  Gains for Farmers, Food Processors, Fisherfolk

India-UK Trade Deal: Gains for Farmers, Food Processors, Fisherfolk

Indian farmers are set to gain preferential access to the UK's substantial $37.5...