Budget 2021: Investments in agricultural infrastructure will pay off
Union Budget 2021 India: The Budget provisions in the agricultural sector, implemented with enthusiasm and spirit, will boost investments, promote diversification and Read more...
Rural Revitalization: The rural road to $5-trillion GDP
Rural revitalization should be driven by promoting agro-industries and linkages between farm and non-farm sectors. India is aiming to become a $5-trillion Read more...
Actionable policies to make Indian agriculture climate-resilient
Climate change is one of the most extreme challenges Indian agriculture is facing today and will have to deal with in future. There have been overwhelming and growing scientific evidences to establish that the world is getting warmer due to climate change and such increasing weather variabilities and worsening extremes will impact the agriculture sector more and more adversely...
How long will Delhi gasp for breath?
Delhi is considered one of the most polluted cities in the world. Air pollution is caused due to rising number of vehicles, Read more...
Eat Local, Eat Seasonal, Eat Variety, Eat Healthy
A friend in the international nutrition community once narrated me an interesting interaction with few tribals in their project area. While making the villagers aware about the benefits of traditional foods like millets for a healthy living...
Why India needs a land leasing framework
Ensuring food and nutrition security and tackling the looming threat of climate change makes land reforms necessary. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Read more...
Budget and farm distress: Budget 2019 should be a balancing act
Though, in view of the impending elections, the Centre may get tempted to yield to populist demands, it must ensure that reforms Read more...
Lecture on climate-smart policies emphasizes India’s efforts to combat climate change
Dr AK Padhee, Director, Country Relations and Business Affairs, ICRISAT, recently delivered a lecture on ‘Climate-smart Policies to Sustain Growth of Indian Read more...
Few alternative thoughts to farm loan waivers
A big development in the run-up to the General Elections to the Lok Sabha later this year has been around the announcements Read more...
Fall Armyworm: Nipping a problem in the bud
India has to effectively deal with this new insect that can devastate maize and a host of other crops. This pest has Read more...