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).
Dec 01, 2024 02:00 IST
The Modi government’s apparent reluctance to act against Adani could be because it views, more...
Sun, Dec 01, 2024
Nov 19, 2024 08:24 IST
As labour shortages intensify, a factory in Latur district is set to be the first in India to use...
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Nov 16, 2024 07:28 IST
For long, sugar in Maharashtra has been synonymous with the cooperative sector. However, over the...
Sat, Nov 16, 2024
Nov 11, 2024 04:55 IST
Soyabean, grown on over 5 million hectares in Maharashtra, is the real "political crop" in this...
Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Nov 02, 2024 16:38 IST
Buoyant GDP numbers aren’t reflected in rural wages that have fallen in real inflation-adjusted...
Mon, Nov 04, 2024
Oct 28, 2024 06:39 IST
Maharashtra elections: There is no drought this time, unlike in the last two elections. But low...
Sat, Nov 02, 2024
Oct 26, 2024 02:21 IST
Multiple indicators — reverse migration, two-wheeler sales, rural employment — show that...
Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Oct 23, 2024 02:03 IST
While there is still time for wheat sowing, potato plantings have already commenced. A tuber crop...
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Oct 21, 2024 08:35 IST
The farm sector’s share in employment is rising despite India registering high GDP growth rates...
Mon, Oct 21, 2024
Oct 07, 2024 06:00 IST
A new NITI Aayog study says yes, but growth has come more from livestock, horticulture and...
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 06:03 IST
The narrow window between paddy harvesting and sowing of wheat is at the root of farm fires in...
Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Sep 23, 2024 06:03 IST
Easing of inflation pressures and upcoming elections in Maharashtra have led the Centre to hike...
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Sep 20, 2024 17:59 IST
Some 5,000 tonnes of ghee are required annually for Lord Venkateswara's laddu prasadam in Tirupati....
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 17:38 IST
The diversion of phosphoric acid, a key fertiliser ingredient, for making electric vehicle...
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Sep 05, 2024 17:23 IST
The poll-bound state has a more diversified cropping profile than the environmentally and...
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Sep 02, 2024 06:27 IST
With wheat facing production challenges amid rising consumption, and rice seeing a surplus problem,...
Wed, Sep 11, 2024
Aug 16, 2024 08:51 IST
Higher kharif plantings on the back of good monsoon so far, plus benign international prices,...
Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Aug 14, 2024 08:00 IST
The broiler integration companies have turned poultry farming – traditionally based on rearing...
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Aug 04, 2024 09:56 IST
A push for direct-seeded rice and zero-tillage wheat, using a new non-GM herbicide-tolerance...
Mon, Aug 05, 2024
Aug 01, 2024 04:03 IST
More than increasing India’s rice and wheat production, Paryan JV aims to reduce the water,...
Thu, Aug 01, 2024
Jul 29, 2024 04:10 IST
This is the first time that the contribution of grains to India’s ethanol production has...
Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Jul 24, 2024 02:34 IST
The subsidy bill peaked at Rs 758,165 crore (3.8 per cent of GDP) in 2020-21, which is expected to...
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Jul 23, 2024 10:09 IST
Union Budget 2024 Explained Highlights: Here is the analysis and explanation of the key terms and...
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Jul 19, 2024 08:41 IST
Maize production in India has more than tripled over the last two decades, making it a private...
Fri, Jul 19, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 07:15 IST
With an unconducive environment for price decontrol of urea, DAP and other politically-sensitive...
Fri, Jul 12, 2024