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 05, 2024 09:00 IST
As stocks pile up ahead of the “flush” season and Maharashtra elections, dairies are seeking...
Fri, Jul 05, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 17:46 IST
Open market sales of wheat and chana have helped prevent runaway cereal and pulses inflation....
Fri, Jun 28, 2024
Jun 22, 2024 07:07 IST
The demand for cereals for direct household consumption is falling in India, but demand is rising...
Sun, Jun 23, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 15:55 IST
Over decades, agriculture ministry has fragmented, been reduced to a shell of its former self. What...
Fri, Jun 21, 2024
Jun 14, 2024 08:00 IST
Indians are lacto-vegetarians. Unlike in some countries, the defining feature of being vegetarian...
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 04:15 IST
During the last 10 years from 2014-15 to 2023-24, MP’s annual agricultural growth has averaged...
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Jun 06, 2024 07:00 IST
All the three basic foods — roti (cereals), dal (pulses), and sabzi (vegetables) — have...
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
Jun 02, 2024 15:18 IST
Agriculture output and crop prices have been relatively stable in the Modi government’s second...
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
May 24, 2024 15:50 IST
Food inflation pressures in an El Niño and election year have reversed the relative...
Fri, May 24, 2024
May 16, 2024 14:37 IST
The two states that are still to vote in the Lok Sabha polls have played saviour this year, amid El...
Mon, May 20, 2024
May 09, 2024 19:27 IST
Curbs on rice, wheat, sugar and onion shipments have taken a toll on India’s farm exports in the...
Tue, Mar 04, 2025
May 01, 2024 17:46 IST
Capping consumption of urea and DAP to correct worsening plant nutrient imbalance is likely to be...
Thu, May 02, 2024
Apr 27, 2024 07:07 IST
The political economy of India has changed considerably to transcend simple binaries. Income and...
Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Apr 23, 2024 13:55 IST
The last 10 years have seen the Indian currency fall more against the dollar than during the...
Mon, Apr 29, 2024
Apr 16, 2024 09:37 IST
Tamil Nadu's cluster capitalists and ‘entrepreneurs from below’ explain in part its success in...
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Apr 07, 2024 17:45 IST
Easing global prices that make imports feasible and a likely La Niña should allow the RBI to slash...
Fri, Apr 12, 2024
Apr 01, 2024 20:27 IST
Even with a modest 6% annual GDP growth, India will be the world’s third largest economy by 2028....
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Mar 24, 2024 15:32 IST
The chances of yield loss from an “Ides of March” heatwave strike seem low this time. However,...
Fri, Mar 29, 2024
Mar 24, 2024 07:00 IST
Indian agricultural scientists and industry stakeholders have flagged the “illegal” cultivation...
Mon, Mar 25, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 05:05 IST
Blockbuster Pusa-1121 and 1509 Basmati varieties being grown and marketed in Pakistan as "1121...
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Mar 11, 2024 08:15 IST
Gujarat's dairy cooperatives are showing the way in supplementing their farmers' income from milk...
Mon, Mar 11, 2024
Mar 04, 2024 07:30 IST
Milk is the food item Indians are spending the most on. To sustain high consumer demand and ensure...
Tue, Mar 05, 2024
Mar 02, 2024 08:13 IST
An undercover visit by a Prime Minister was to trigger the start of a programme that led to India...
Sat, Mar 02, 2024
Feb 28, 2024 04:50 IST
Sugar industry veteran and Jat reservation activist show the...
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
Feb 26, 2024 04:25 IST
Rising expenditure on eggs, fish and meat across rural, urban...
Tue, Feb 27, 2024