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Pulses price & flaws in agriculture policy
12 April 2017 4:22 PM GMTNot just government support, but having a sound marketing policy is equally important.
Farm to loom, textiles totter
23 Jan 2017 4:15 PM GMTSince the turn of the century, Bhiwandi -- once called the Manchester of Asia -- has wilted against competition from Bangladesh and Vietnam. Bhiwandi...
Monsoon ends this week, record food output
20 Oct 2016 8:26 PM GMTA “normal” monsoon and adequate water in the main reservoirs nationwide, coupled with more money to agriculture, have set the stage for a record...
Why boycott calls against China will fail
14 Oct 2016 9:34 PM GMTIndian politicians are currently leading a campaign to boycott Chinese goods. But an IndiaSpend analysis shows why this will fail: China is India's...
Religious riots down in 2015, but other riots rise
16 Sep 2016 10:07 PM GMTReligious tension in Ballabhgarh, Haryana, when 150 Muslims sought refuge in a police station; clashes between Hindus and Muslims during Ganesh...
Make in Mozambique: The real reason Modi visited
19 July 2016 10:20 PM GMTIt has as many people as Punjab, and its people are three times poorer. But Narendra Modi became the first Prime Minister to visit Mozambique in 34...
Rural jobs collapse in 2016, fuels migration
16 Jun 2016 9:31 PM GMTFarmhand Yashodabai Rathod, 38, migrated to Mumbai for the second time in last three years, with her husband, three daughters and three sons,...
Migrants in Mumbai earn more
14 Jun 2016 10:11 PM GMTA migrant from Maharashtra’s drought-stricken Marathwada region triples her income - if temporarily - after moving to Mumbai, climbs out of poverty...
How water inequality governs Maha
1 Jun 2016 10:02 PM GMTA resident of Pune, Maharashtra’s second-most developed city, uses five times as much water as her counterpart in Latur, the district most ravaged by...
On the brink of a demographic disaster?
3 May 2016 11:35 PM GMTIndia will need to generate 280 million jobs between now and 2050, the year when the working-age population (15 to 64) will peak, according to a new...
Cesses and unused revenue
26 April 2016 10:28 PM GMTThe term “SBC”–appearing on restaurant, telephone and club bills nationwide–refers to the Swachh Bharat Cess, one of 10 levies that go directly to the...
Biggest farm reform 91.6 percent behind target
20 April 2016 10:17 PM GMTIndia’s biggest reform to transform the life of a crisis-ridden farmer is 91.6 percent behind target this year, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi...