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).
Nov 14, 2023 07:19 IST
The global impact of actions taken by large exporters of agri commodities: Russia’s flooding the...
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Nov 09, 2023 05:23 IST
Though the order didn’t name the variety, the reference was likely to Pusa-44. It’s this...
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Nov 06, 2023 08:00 IST
The effects of bans/restrictions on rice, wheat and sugar shipments are showing in declining agri...
Tue, Nov 07, 2023
Nov 05, 2023 19:40 IST
A relatively new crop to Rajasthan, Pomegranate grown in an estimated 12,500 hectares in the...
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
Oct 30, 2023 07:15 IST
With manufacturing turning increasingly capital-intensive, India may have to replace the old...
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
Oct 19, 2023 07:27 IST
He was more than just a scientist. There could have been no Green Revolution without Swaminathan...
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Oct 16, 2023 04:32 IST
Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have buoyant agriculture sectors that also engage a...
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
Oct 09, 2023 07:07 IST
With food inflation now largely limited to cereals and pulses, the government may need to start...
Tue, Oct 10, 2023
Sep 28, 2023 13:57 IST
Swaminathan was the master strategist and brain behind introducing the high yielding wheat ...
Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Sep 28, 2023 13:24 IST
From the Express Archives, an article from 2015 that takes a look back at the transformative years...
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Sep 25, 2023 07:14 IST
The monsoon’s turnaround after the driest August since 1901 has soothed food inflationary fears,...
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
Sep 23, 2023 04:04 IST
Nayak’s work – as South Asia head for Seed System and Product Management at the International...
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
Sep 21, 2023 16:28 IST
Canada is India's largest masur daal supplier, followed by Australia. Here are the other products....
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
Sep 21, 2023 04:04 IST
The Narendra Modi government is keen not to allow any surge in sugar prices particularly during the...
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
Sep 18, 2023 05:15 IST
India’s basmati rice exports of nearly $5 billion are testimony to what good public sector...
Mon, Sep 25, 2023
Sep 14, 2023 04:13 IST
Centre's move will depress paddy prices in the new marketing...
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 07:00 IST
The pink bollworm has taken a toll on the fibre crop, even as new “mating disruption”...
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
Sep 05, 2023 05:12 IST
Mahindra' and 'Swaraj' are independent tractor brands of M&M with separate sales teams and...
Tue, Sep 05, 2023
Sep 04, 2023 07:00 IST
Government estimates of record rice and wheat production do not square with double-digit cereal...
Tue, Sep 05, 2023
Aug 29, 2023 07:15 IST
Selective export controls — like the ones in rice — are prone to circumvention through...
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
Aug 28, 2023 04:58 IST
The current month is set to be the driest-ever August. Along with a strengthening El Niño, this...
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
Aug 21, 2023 04:44 IST
Indian scientists have developed the first ever low-pungent mustard that is pest and...
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
Aug 15, 2023 17:54 IST
The new compact utility OJA tractors pack more power while weighing less than the regular-weight...
Wed, Aug 16, 2023
Aug 14, 2023 05:05 IST
Fortification of urea, DAP and other commodity fertilisers with micronutrients is the way forward...
Wed, Aug 16, 2023
Aug 13, 2023 04:00 IST
Over the last month, landed prices of imported urea in India have shot up from $318-320 to $395-410...
Sun, Aug 13, 2023