Harish Damodaran is National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor of The Indian Express. A journalist with over 33 years of experience in agri-business and macroeconomic policy reporting and analysis, he has previously worked with the Press Trust of India (1991-94) and The Hindu Business Line (1994-2014)....Read More
Harish Damodaran is National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor of The Indian Express. A journalist with over 33 years of experience in agri-business and macroeconomic policy reporting and analysis, he has previously worked with the Press Trust of India (1991-94) and The Hindu Business Line (1994-2014).
Jun 30, 2022 03:18 IST
Imports made at significant discount to international...
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Jun 26, 2022 23:00 IST
The Western sanctions on Russia were predicted to inflict unbearable pain on Putin's government....
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Jun 23, 2022 20:26 IST
G Ravi Prasad and Harish Damodaran write: India cannot sustain the current cost of fertiliser...
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Jun 17, 2022 13:22 IST
“More vessels are likely from the US in the months ahead. It will help in diversifying our import...
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Jun 15, 2022 20:11 IST
"India doesn't want its wheat exported to Dubai or Abu Dhabi to go out to other countries, whether...
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Jun 03, 2022 21:17 IST
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) food price index has fallen for a second...
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
May 31, 2022 04:00 IST
Sugar will not go the wheat way, with both Maharashtra and Karnataka registering record production...
Tue, May 31, 2022
May 23, 2022 04:30 IST
The current inflation is supply shock-driven — and more about calories than proteins and...
Tue, May 24, 2022
May 20, 2022 19:17 IST
Domestic cotton prices have doubled compared to last year. But does that justify a ban on shipment...
Sat, May 21, 2022
May 16, 2022 04:30 IST
Normal food inflation doesn’t hurt as much as sudden price increases like now, which isn’t good...
Mon, May 16, 2022
May 14, 2022 08:47 IST
Export of all wheat, including high-protein durum and normal soft bread varieties, have been moved...
Sun, May 15, 2022
May 13, 2022 04:04 IST
The fall in global SMP and butter fat prices should put a lid on inflation in milk and dairy...
Fri, May 13, 2022
May 10, 2022 04:00 IST
From an all-time high last year, procurement of wheat is set to hit a 15-year low this season,...
Tue, May 10, 2022
May 05, 2022 21:31 IST
Food inflation fears and supply uncertainties may dampen prospects for India’s agricultural trade...
Fri, May 06, 2022
Apr 27, 2022 03:50 IST
Harish Damodaran, Samridhi Agarwal write: Its golden chapter was scripted in an environment of low...
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
Apr 15, 2022 04:00 IST
Supply squeeze mainly in phosphatic and potassic nutrients, ahead of kharif planting...
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Apr 13, 2022 11:44 IST
Wheat stocks in government godowns stood at 18.99 million tonnes (mt) as on April 1, below last...
Wed, Apr 13, 2022
Apr 12, 2022 04:00 IST
Production is down 14% in 2021-22, but the crisis Sri Lanka faces has more to do with the...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Apr 08, 2022 21:12 IST
India's comfortable public rice and wheat stocks provides some cushion against international price...
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Apr 08, 2022 04:06 IST
The world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil is facing domestic shortages, leading to...
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Apr 05, 2022 19:41 IST
As things stand, the Union Agriculture Ministry may have to revise downward its all-time-high...
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
Mar 25, 2022 03:33 IST
Harish Damodaran writes: The approach must be practical, not sanctimonious, and take its farmers...
Fri, Mar 25, 2022
Mar 15, 2022 04:00 IST
With a bumper harvest on the way, and prices having firmed up because of the war in Ukraine, Indian...
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
Mar 04, 2022 04:04 IST
The economic impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine is not confined to oil. It extends as much to...
Fri, Mar 04, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 03:30 IST
For sugarcane farmers in the district, and the rest of Uttar Pradesh, the new mill is a potential...
Mon, Feb 28, 2022