Water Crisis, Food Security Amidst Climate Change In India
By Nasiruddin Nasir The continuous rise in the temperature poses a significant impact on water resources. Therefore harnesses the potential for devastating effects on agriculture and […]
Agriculture
A slowing economy risks turning India’s demographic dividend into a disaster
By Sriram Iyer There weren’t enough jobs in India when the economy was growing at a world-beating annual rate of 8% in financial year 2015. So, […]
For India’s Farmers It’s Agtech Startups, Not Government, That Is Key
By Suparna Dutt D’Cunha The raw numbers make for daunting reading: In India, 190.7 million people go hungry everyday out of the current population of 1.3 billion. Crop […]
The culture of freebies must give way to the use of technologies in farm
By Neeraj Kaushal Politicians in India firmly believe that the woes of farmers can be solved with freebies: free electricity, free water, farm loan waivers, fertilisers […]
Farming is a risky business: Economic Survey
By Sayantan Bera Economic Survey says farmers face risks relating to production, weather, crop prices, credit and policy decisions, and mitigating them can raise incomes in […]
Kerala submits plan to double farmer income
By K R Rajeev KOZHIKODE: Kerala has submitted to the Centre a comprehensive action plan to double farmers’ income by March 2022. It was prepared by […]
Govt. To Expand Digital Locker Project To Agriculture Ministry And More
By Meha Agarwal Launched In 2016, Digital Locker Service Is Claimed to Have Been used By 9 Mn People On its mission to Make India digital […]
What the Indian economy in 2017 can tell us about the year ahead
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi faced his toughest year on the economic front in 2017. The BBC’s Sameer Hashmi looks back at the year’s key […]
To reform agriculture markets, need joint Centre-state oversight: Niti Aayog
By Zia Haq States control farm commodity markets since agriculture is a part of the state list. Changing this will require a constitutional amendment and could […]
Water Supply Without Electricity? IAS Officer Makes It Happen in a Remote Village
By Subhasree Mukherjee Rajesh Pravakar Patil and his team managed to execute the difficult task, and the villagers no longer need to walk 5 km to […]