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Budget 2012: Farmer has a lot going for him

There has been a clear effort towards making more credit available for agriculture.
Section: Analysis  | Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:15 IST

Budget 2011: Finally, some money for soil health

It is after long that a finance minister has presented a budget which provides a sense of direction to agriculture.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1:31 IST

Killer technologies will not increase our food production

If more than 1 billion people go to bed hungry globally, it is because of the faulty distribution process rather than the unavailability of food. The same holds true for India.
Section: Analysis  | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:34 IST

Scammed in the name of economic growth and science

Institutional corruption in science, technology, and economics has taken a massive human toll, with the public sector now becoming subservient to the private sector.
Section: Analysis  | Thursday, December 23, 2010 21:54 IST

Sweet mass poison

India’s middle class and affluent are steadfast in one respect: they love sugar. Over the years, the craving for anything sweet has been growing enormously.
Section: Analysis  | Friday, August 28, 2009 21:27 IST

Economic stimulus for crisis-ridden farm sector

By integrating NREGS with agriculture, forests and water conservation, the finance minister has offered a balm to the labour-starved farm sector.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, July 7, 2009 0:42 IST

Living on the edge

Camouflaged behind growth projections, India’s real face is as the global hotspot of hunger.
Section: Analysis  | Friday, December 12, 2008 20:33 IST

Food insecurity

Flood gates for farm imports are being opened. In what appears to be a deliberate effort to integrate Indian agriculture with the global economy
Section: Analysis  | Monday, July 21, 2008 23:27 IST

The killing fields

Chances are that you will get a brand new tractor that has been resold to the tractor dealer only a few days back by a farmer.
Section: Analysis  | Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:18 IST

No future in futures

At a time when internationally future trading is coming under attack for the rise in food prices, Pawar continues to defend the futures market.
Section: Analysis  | Sunday, May 18, 2008 22:36 IST
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