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).
Aug 27, 2015 02:41 IST
Sharad Pawar noted that while he had nothing against the ruling BJP-led government’s...
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
Aug 27, 2015 00:54 IST
Three-time Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar, analyses the current agricultural situation and...
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
Aug 25, 2015 04:45 IST
India is unique as an EME that is predominantly an importer rather than exporter of...
Tue, Aug 25, 2015
Aug 20, 2015 03:04 IST
The Central and state governments have contributed no less to the current woes facing cane...
Thu, Aug 20, 2015
Aug 15, 2015 00:45 IST
And that’s why The Indian Express will cover Nabarangpur, Odisha, for a...
Tue, Aug 18, 2015
Aug 13, 2015 02:17 IST
When National Commission on Farmers that he headed in 2004-06 recommended that MSP for crops be at...
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 00:00 IST
India emerged as the world’s largest beef exporter in 2014, ironically the first year of the...
Wed, Aug 12, 2015
Aug 06, 2015 03:27 IST
The proposed revival of closed urea plants in the eastern region makes little economic...
Thu, Aug 06, 2015
Aug 03, 2015 00:03 IST
Growers of the humble bulb have become victims of political expediency and the official commitment...
Mon, Aug 03, 2015
Jul 30, 2015 03:53 IST
The monsoon’s revival after a dry spell from late-June to mid-July raises hopes of a normal...
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
Jul 23, 2015 00:00 IST
Domestic gold prices have plunged below Rs 25,000 per 10 g for the first time since August 2011,...
Thu, Jul 23, 2015
Jul 23, 2015 00:00 IST
A village in Maharashtra farms almost fully with drip...
Thu, Jul 23, 2015
Jul 16, 2015 04:53 IST
The story of how Jalgaon district in Maharashtra has become the world’s seventh largest producer...
Thu, Jul 16, 2015
Jul 09, 2015 00:00 IST
This exercise, throws up valuable insights into the socio-economic status and living conditions of...
Thu, Jul 09, 2015
Jul 06, 2015 04:22 IST
The SECC has identified 14 parameters of exclusion. Fulfilling even one of them would result in a...
Mon, Jul 06, 2015
Jul 04, 2015 04:14 IST
Of the country’s total 17.92 crore rural households, 10.08 crore or 56 per cent do not own any...
Thu, Jul 09, 2015
Jul 02, 2015 01:46 IST
The CACP report has recommended metering of electricity and water used in irrigation alongside...
Thu, Jul 02, 2015
Jul 02, 2015 01:31 IST
Poor demand and price controls squeeze the once fast-growing...
Thu, Jul 02, 2015
Jun 29, 2015 00:00 IST
The official reason for not liberalising imports is the possibility of their leading to the closure...
Mon, Jun 29, 2015
Jun 27, 2015 00:00 IST
The good spell of rains in June across central, western and southern India has led to the...
Sat, Jun 27, 2015
Jun 25, 2015 01:23 IST
Even taking the reduced costs and 20-22 quintals/acre yields, the profits from Pusa-1121 at Rs...
Thu, Jun 25, 2015
Jun 18, 2015 02:43 IST
The 80.7 mm precipitation received as on Wednesday represents just over 9 per cent of the normal...
Thu, Jun 18, 2015
Jun 18, 2015 02:39 IST
The Centre has effected a moderate Rs 50 per quintal hike in the minimum support price for paddy...
Thu, Jun 18, 2015
Jun 12, 2015 00:12 IST
From NSSO data comes a key feature of vegetarianism: states that consume more milk go slow on egg,...
Fri, Jun 12, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 06:16 IST
In the current year, India’s agri exports are likely to be under continued pressure, as world...
Thu, Jun 11, 2015