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 10, 2023 03:40 IST
With 10 mills, all in eastern UP, that can together crush 80,000 tonnes of cane daily and five...
Thu, Aug 10, 2023
Aug 07, 2023 07:00 IST
From the farm laws that tried to free agricultural trade, the Modi govt has reverted to controls...
Wed, Aug 09, 2023
Aug 05, 2023 03:54 IST
The year-on-year increase was even higher, at 24.4 per cent, for Indica Index (the rice varieties...
Sat, Aug 05, 2023
Jul 31, 2023 06:30 IST
The July turnaround in rainfall has enabled a smart pick-up in kharif plantings, including of rice....
Tue, Aug 01, 2023
Jul 24, 2023 07:05 IST
Distilleries have diversified from molasses to a range of feedstocks, enabling blending rates with...
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Jul 17, 2023 07:15 IST
With stocks of rice and wheat finely balanced with the FCI amid monsoon-linked production...
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Jul 13, 2023 20:42 IST
Ukraine's markets have shifted dramatically from Asia and North Africa before the war to mainly...
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Jul 11, 2023 20:08 IST
According to the Union Agriculture Ministry, the total area sown under pulses in the current kharif...
Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Jul 10, 2023 07:06 IST
The HC has merely faulted PepsiCo for wrongly applying for registration of FL 2027 under the...
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Jul 03, 2023 07:00 IST
Sugarcase dues are relatively low; political and economic compulsions may force mills to pay more...
Tue, Jul 04, 2023
Jun 29, 2023 17:55 IST
US apples will continue to attract a 50% import duty, applicable on all imported apples. What the...
Sat, Jul 01, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 04:45 IST
Assured irrigation access has made the two states the most reliable producers of rice and wheat,...
Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Jun 19, 2023 07:00 IST
Direct seeding of rice, instead of transplanting and flooding of fields, cuts down the massive...
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Jun 15, 2023 19:16 IST
What explains the significantly increased production of chickpea and green gram, when arhar/tur...
Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Jun 12, 2023 07:00 IST
A brief history of the US role in independent India's agricultural development is useful in the...
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Jun 05, 2023 07:30 IST
The country has achieved over 90% self-sufficiency in dals, thanks mainly to increased chana...
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Jun 03, 2023 00:49 IST
Southern states, particularly AP and Telangana, take the lead in direct benefit transfer...
Sat, Jun 03, 2023
May 29, 2023 19:41 IST
While there are no shortages for now, a great deal hinges on the monsoon, especially its spatial...
Thu, Jun 01, 2023
May 26, 2023 04:20 IST
Stating it has been a norm to let cooperatives thrive without infringing on each other's milk...
Fri, May 26, 2023
May 22, 2023 07:00 IST
Global prices of edible oils, which hit an all-time high after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have...
Tue, May 23, 2023
May 12, 2023 21:54 IST
Price controls have resulted in companies now only “distributing” and not “marketing”...
Sat, May 13, 2023
May 10, 2023 04:37 IST
The Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) at Bhavnagar in Gujarat has...
Wed, May 10, 2023
May 07, 2023 19:25 IST
India’s farm trade surplus was lower in 2022-23 than in the previous year. Its agri exports are...
Mon, May 08, 2023
May 03, 2023 16:28 IST
The absence of Census and household consumer expenditure survey data has reduced policymaking in...
Mon, May 08, 2023
Apr 30, 2023 18:07 IST
It seems the March rain has not damaged the rabi crop as much as had been initially feared. Wheat...
Mon, May 01, 2023