Wednesday, Dec 07, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Ashok Gulati
The writer is chair professor for agriculture at ICRIER. Views are personal
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India’s high growth a good position for G20, but urban pollution must be checked
November 28,2022 07:51:11 AM
Learning from other G20 nations on how to improve AQI in Indian cities and saving millions of lives from choking with every breath need to be put on as high a priority as financial stability and growth in this interconnected world.
Mon, Nov 28, 2022
Why India cannot afford to ignore the GM crop revolution
November 14,2022 06:20:26 AM
The agriculture of tomorrow is going to be science-based, and the winners will be those who adopt it and develop it further today.
Mon, Nov 14, 2022
Why we need a more comprehensive index than the Global Hunger Index
October 31,2022 03:45:18 AM
Using the FAO’s food balance sheets could enable the GHI to iron out some deficiencies and make it more representative for India
Mon, Oct 31, 2022
Ashok Gulati writes: Balancing climate change and global nutrition
October 17,2022 04:15:03 AM
The challenge today is to develop technologies that supply the food and nutritional needs of the world while also addressing climate change imperatives. Today, there seems to be a lack of sync between policies and technologies. It is high time India wake up
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
The link between inflation and climate change
October 03,2022 04:20:52 AM
Ashok Gulati writes: Checking rising food costs will require investing in sustainable agriculture. That, in turn, requires doing away with perverse subsidies
Mon, Oct 03, 2022
Ashok Gulati writes: Out of tune
September 19,2022 04:00:18 AM
Ashok Gulati writes: An orchestra of multiple instruments is required to deal with the continuing high inflation
Mon, Sep 19, 2022
Ashok Gulati writes: Precision farming needs to be promoted to get more output with less exploitation of natural resources
September 05,2022 03:30:04 AM
Ashok Gulati writes: In India, we have the culture of free power, free water, almost 80 to 90 per cent subsidy on urea, and so on. One critical factor that is needed is the political economy of policies
Mon, Sep 05, 2022
Solar energy: For Amrit Kaal in agriculture
August 22,2022 04:25:39 AM
Ashok Gulati writes: By making solar energy the ‘third crop’, promoting this innovation on a mission mode, the government can double farmers’ income
Mon, Aug 22, 2022
On food inflation, the humble tomato has challenged the mighty RBI
August 01,2022 04:38:58 AM
Ashok Gulati and Manish Kumar Prasad write: Monetary policy cannot bring food inflation under control. Curbing inflation in tomatoes, onions and potatoes requires streamlining their value chains
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
With India set to become most populous nation, a prosperity lesson
July 17,2022 20:18:27 PM
Ashok Gulati writes: Improvement of the country's human development index hinges on providing quality education to the girl child
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: Why rice and wheat bans aren’t the answer to inflation
July 04,2022 04:00:25 AM
Abrupt export bans inflict high costs on poorer nations. India’s agri-trade policies need to be predictable, rather than a result of knee-jerk reactions
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: An oil palm plan for home
June 20,2022 04:30:32 AM
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: It could help reduce import bill. But policymakers will need to develop a long-term vision, handhold small cultivators.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Ashok Gulati writes: How to keep inflation under control
June 05,2022 18:31:43 PM
Ashok Gulati writes: We need to invest in raising productivity, making agri-markets work more efficiently
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
Ritika Juneja and Ashok Gulati write: Can agri-exports be made more sustainable?
May 23,2022 04:34:28 AM
The real solution lies in incentivising farmers to switch some of the area under rice and sugar cultivation to other, less water-guzzling crops.
Mon, May 23, 2022
Explained: Why ban of wheat exports is knee-jerk reaction, hits farmers and dents policy credibility
May 15,2022 05:36:27 AM
The government could have announced a bonus of Rs 200-250/quintal on top of MSP to augment its wheat procurement.
Tue, May 17, 2022
Wheat export ban is a knee jerk reaction
May 14,2022 16:31:27 PM
It exposes hollowness of the government’s agri-trade policies, unlikely to tame inflation at home.
Sat, May 14, 2022
How to tackle food inflation – and how not to
May 09,2022 03:00:51 AM
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: Fear mongering over wheat production must not push the government towards an export ban, especially on cereals the prices of which are at an all-time high
Mon, May 09, 2022
Why reforming the system of free food is necessary
April 25,2022 04:00:45 AM
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: Given the level of freebies on just one item, the important question that arises is: Can this be a sustainable path towards poverty alleviation?
Mon, Apr 25, 2022
How to turnaround Punjab’s agriculture
April 11,2022 04:00:03 AM
Ashok Gulati, Bharat Sharma and Purvi Thangaraj write: State must address depleting groundwater and encourage diversification away from paddy
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Budgeting for a well-fed, self-reliant India
March 28,2022 03:30:59 AM
Just as in the defence sector, India needs to reorient its approach to agricultural self-reliance with a great focus on R&D
Mon, Mar 28, 2022
Ukraine invasion, global wheat supply and India’s opportunity
March 14,2022 03:33:50 AM
Increasing wheat exports will not only reduce its food subsidy bill, but also compensate for the higher costs of imports of crude oil
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
With Russia-Ukraine conflict, comes inflation challenge
February 28,2022 03:30:32 AM
Prices must be prevented from surging upwards. This calls for reforming India’s grain management and food subsidy system
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
For ‘climate smart’ agriculture
February 14,2022 03:20:59 AM
There is a need to rethink power and fertiliser subsidies and reorient MSP and procurement policies towards minimising GHG emissions
Mon, Feb 14, 2022
What Indian agriculture needs from the budget
January 31,2022 03:22:28 AM
🔴 Slashing the subsidy bill on food and fertilisers, investment in research, efficiency in government expenditure can increase farmers’ incomes
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
In Punjab polls, an opportunity for agri-reform
January 17,2022 04:00:56 AM
Punjab needs to switch from supply-driven agriculture, based on wheat and rice, to a demand-driven system. Election manifestoes and campaigns could begin a much-needed conversation.
Mon, Jan 17, 2022