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 15, 2016 00:02 IST
With food inflation rising again, the possibility of further rate cuts – since January 2015, the...
Wed, Jun 15, 2016
Jun 09, 2016 03:31 IST
The IIAP, which is a joint collaboration between Mashav and the Indian government’s Mission for...
Thu, Jun 09, 2016
May 28, 2016 05:10 IST
Records as of May 26 — the day Modi made his speech — show that cane dues of UP mills come to...
Sat, May 28, 2016
May 26, 2016 05:29 IST
Overall wheat arrivals in mandis have been only 25.29 mt so far this marketing season, as against...
Thu, May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016 03:35 IST
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, effective from this kharif season will be a game-changer....
Thu, May 26, 2016
May 24, 2016 01:40 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that the decision to put on hold the latest notification came after...
Tue, May 24, 2016
May 21, 2016 02:39 IST
Goes contrary to the spirit of recently unveiled Intellectual Property Rights policy, says...
Sat, May 21, 2016
May 20, 2016 02:42 IST
Currently, West Bengal and Punjab — which go to polls early next year — rank among the two most...
Fri, May 20, 2016
May 12, 2016 02:38 IST
A buffer stock for sugar could have been useful today, as it has proved for...
Thu, May 12, 2016
May 06, 2016 02:10 IST
Why the revival of exports matters as much as rains for Indian...
Fri, May 06, 2016
May 05, 2016 02:34 IST
During the current sugar season (October-September), UP mills, as on May 2, had bought cane worth...
Thu, May 05, 2016
May 02, 2016 00:18 IST
It is the clearest sign, perhaps, of the pressure on household incomes...
Mon, May 02, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 02:45 IST
Drought-hit Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat among poor...
Thu, Apr 28, 2016
Apr 21, 2016 03:40 IST
Syngenta’s global chief executive officer tells The Indian Express why it chose to be acquired by...
Thu, Apr 21, 2016
Apr 15, 2016 00:32 IST
It is a convenient whipping boy, even though it consumes less water on a per-day basis than other...
Fri, Apr 15, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 04:22 IST
The current state-level APMC laws permit the first sale of crops — after harvesting by farmers...
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 04:16 IST
The bulk of Indian farmers continue to sell their crop to village-level dealers and produce...
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Apr 01, 2016 01:17 IST
Because this time, it’s only rural producers, not urban consumers, who are feeling the...
Fri, Apr 01, 2016
Apr 01, 2016 00:05 IST
Yes, except that farmers suffer rules other businessmen never...
Fri, Apr 01, 2016
Mar 31, 2016 17:06 IST
In the past, droughts invariably fuelled speculation and hoarding by unscrupulous traders. This...
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Mar 31, 2016 03:41 IST
State on course to become India’s No. 1 producer in 2016-17; finances of mills improve on higher...
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Mar 19, 2016 00:13 IST
Women are at an obvious disadvantage here, as they have very little ownership or control over...
Sat, Mar 19, 2016
Mar 15, 2016 00:32 IST
The impact of the unseasonal rain on the rabi crop looks less than last year, but fingers crossed...
Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 01:57 IST
The NDA govt hits Monsanto hard, even while going slow on issuing compulsory licences for...
Thu, Mar 10, 2016
Mar 04, 2016 01:01 IST
The original purpose of the UID scheme was to establish the identity of individuals to ensure...
Fri, Mar 04, 2016