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).
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
Jun 11, 2015 04:03 IST
India’s largest nutrient maker tells The Indian Express how 11 crore farmers can directly receive...
Thu, Jun 11, 2015
Jun 06, 2015 04:48 IST
A dairy industry source noted that the Gujarat government’s current actions lack...
Sat, Jun 06, 2015
Jun 04, 2015 03:42 IST
Indian Express trace Bihar’s recent emergence as a maize powerhouse with farmers harvesting...
Thu, Jun 04, 2015
Jun 02, 2015 00:15 IST
Nuanced arguments about ‘value’ may square up statistically for now, but company results belie...
Tue, Jun 02, 2015
May 29, 2015 03:45 IST
There is no alternative to boosting domestic production, farmers desperately need the incentive,...
Fri, May 29, 2015
May 28, 2015 03:10 IST
One area that has seen some reform, though, relates to minimum support prices (MSP) payable on...
Thu, May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 03:04 IST
Dealing with the farm distress, while simultaneously creating enough non-farm job opportunities, is...
Thu, May 28, 2015
May 25, 2015 04:13 IST
Higher procurement despite dip in production may help fight...
Mon, May 25, 2015
May 14, 2015 03:13 IST
While tractor sales trebled during FY04-14, the last year saw a reversal in the trend with the agri...
Thu, May 14, 2015
May 09, 2015 02:18 IST
Tractor makers currently incur taxes of 11-12 per cent on components such as the engine,...
Sat, May 09, 2015
May 05, 2015 00:50 IST
Movements thrive when participants believe their cause is worth fighting for. Agriculture per se is...
Tue, May 05, 2015
May 01, 2015 00:00 IST
The current crisis in the Indian economy is because of the undersupply of the...
Fri, May 01, 2015
Apr 30, 2015 05:01 IST
Farmers across India are planting more sugarcane despite payment arrears crossing Rs20,000...
Thu, Apr 30, 2015
Apr 24, 2015 02:08 IST
Tuesday night’s thunderstorms with strong winds at 150-200km per hour have only added to...
Fri, Apr 24, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 00:59 IST
Though the state government is yet to assess the extent of damage to crops, Purnia suffered maximum...
Thu, Apr 23, 2015
Apr 12, 2015 02:17 IST
Harish Damodaran explains the relationship between El Niño and the Indian monsoon, and the...
Mon, Apr 13, 2015