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The government's focus on big ticket investment in irrigation projects without caring for its impact on production capacity defeats the very purpose of investing in agriculture projects. There is a need for monumental policy shift to fight the agrarian crisis
Climate change is already imposing an impossible toll on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. It is no surprise that the key to averting catastr
चीनच्या दृष्टीने युरोपीय गटाचे राजकारण यावेळी इंडो-पॅसिफिकपर्यंत विस्तारू शकणार आहे.
Natural gas consumption in India has fallen due to reduction in domestic gas availability.
Biological weapons can come from naturally occurring microbes and viruses; but innovations in genomic editing are opening up new, potentially more threatening avenues for their development. These innovations can cause or spread disease or resist known therapeutic approaches. Addressing such threats of biowarfare requires obtaining reliable and informative taxonomies for the pathogens and timely and effective responses. This, in turn, calls for co
Sectors such as oil and gas, non-renewable energy, natural resources, agriculture, etc. hold tremendous potential for cooperation between India's North-East and the BCIM region. There was a need to ensure seamless movement of goods, services and people across borders to promote trade.
Agriculture is one area in which the US wants a level-playing field. As the world is recovering from the financial crisis, new rules are being set for the benefit of those who have not done well. India and China have to watch out against the neo-protectionist policies of the West.
With depleted forex reserves, rising imports, and soaring balance of payments imbalances, many fear that Nepal is heading towards a full-blown economi
There is an urgent need for sustainable and resilient food systems to guarantee sustainable diets that are nutritious and aligned with the evolving ec
The Finance Minister has addressed the various deficiencies in agricultural production which are responsible for high food inflation. But the actual measures announced are not enough to shake up agriculture and as Dr MS Swaminathan pointed out - it will not make the youthful population take up farming.
The multiple ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdowns imposed by countries as a response, are being felt in sectors ranging from agriculture to healthcare. The global community must now hurdle massive obstacles to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To correctly assess the impact of the pandemic on global sustainability-driven concerns, it is important to understand not only the inter-linkages between the SDGs,
Thankfully, India is today self-sufficient in food-grain production though a wide gap still exists between availability on the one hand, and distribution and pricing on the other. Much as the farming community justifiably argues that agriculture has become less and less attractive as an investment proposal in terms of the risks and costs involved, an increasing section of the Indian population has been finding it even harder to get one square-mea
Reeling under droughts and famines, Madagascar finds itself in desperate need of long-term adaptation funds.
By embracing the inclusive wealth paradigm, India has the opportunity to reimagine progress in a way that harmonises the aspirations of humanity with
The Egypt visit of Indian External Affairs Minister marks a thaw in India-Egypt relations after years of being in the “deep freeze”
One of the less debated causes of growing greenhouse gases is the increasing global meat consumption.
The purpose of this paper is to reopen policy debates on the role of agricultural mechanisation in rural development. The paper examines very different and diverse patterns of agricultural mechanisation in some South Asian countries over the last 30 years
Desperate to get around international isolation and seeking to co-opt new ‘friendly states’, Moscow seems ready to make allowance for the region�
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar made two intelligent moves this month. The timing is perfect, but the move can go in any direction. It may either mark the decline of the NCP or contribute to spreading of his party beyond Maharashtra.
Indian agritech is making impressive strides and expanding its global footprint, but it is still at a nascent stage and has penetrated only 1 percent
Growth and development in renewable energy power generation call for acquiring more suitable land to install RE generating equipment/machinery, and th
India placed on the agenda the need for strengthening civil society organisations and think-tanks
Institutional collaborations and joint ventures between India and Israel can help address India’s water and food security challenges
Modi has got rid of underachievers and brought in the best of the talent at his disposal to mind infrastructure, agriculture, energy and railways, apa
The agriculture sector’s contribution to India’s GDP and employment makes it crucial to the country’s growth. At the same time, the sector’s massive greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to India’s green transition. The ongoing farmers’ protests also highlight the need for a climate-smart agriculture strategy that will address fundamental issues like income support. This brief outlines a framework for India’s “new green revolutio
Why was the farmers’ protest restricted to Punjab, Haryana, and NUGP despite having the least number of farmers?
The negative impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and attendant economic sanctions have been seen in different parts of the world, raising a new set of ch
India’s trajectory towards becoming a powerhouse economy is only possible by reconciling between the irreconcilable trinity of equity, efficiency an
India can lead the way when it comes to balancing wildlife conservation and sustainable crop production
When the stimulus package was announced in May 2020, many raised questions on the immediate viability of the measures in the current economic scenario.
This paper highlights the importance of water valuation and pricing for sustainable and efficient water allocation and management in India. An efficient water-pricing mechanism could be a tool to address the impending crisis of water scarcity, which necessitates a robust, objective, and holistic valuation technique. Every unit of water consumed for economic purposes has an ecological footprint, and this opportunity cost or externality factor need
Whether the new India-EFTA trade deal that has been touted as “modern, fair, and equitable” would be able to correct the prevalent trade imbalance
The decade that began on January 1 will be Africa's decade. Unprecedented opportunities are opening up for India-Africa cooperation in Africa's rise in several areas, notably higher education, industrialisation and agriculture.
The politics of India is changing. The change will come not just through macro measures like the introduction of large-scale manufacturing or modern agriculture, but in a number of small ways - better schools, safer cities, better urban facilities, mental institutions and jails, fairer purvey of justice and so on.
Feminisation of agriculture is taking place in a number of developing countries, including India, and women are forced to play multiple roles as entrepreneurs, labourers and cultivators. They have to compete with men in getting access to resources which is difficult.
It is vital to raise awareness about the benefits of eating pulses that are high in macronutrients for both sustainability and dietary needs
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अचानक ऑर्गेनिक खेती की तरफ़ बदलाव उस आख़िरी झटके की तरह थ�
गुजरातमधील बटाटे पिकवणारे काही मोजके शेतकरी आणि पेप्सिको कंपनीमध्ये अलीकडेच झालेल्या वादामुळे कंत्राटी शेतीचा मुद्दा पुन्हा एकदा ऐरणीवर आला आहे.
कर्नाटकने शेतजमीन खरेदी-विक्री संदर्भात केलेल्या कायद्यातील सुधारणा सर्वांसाठी अनुकरणीय आहे. त्यामुळे शेतकऱ्यांसाठी समृद्धीचे दरवाजे किलकिले तरी होतील.
नुकत्याच राजधानी दिल्ली येथे झालेल्या शेतकरी मोर्चाच्या पृष्ठभूमीवर शेतकरी प्रश्न, ‘हमीभाव’ किंवा ‘किमान आधारभूत किंमत’ हा समजून घेणं गरजेचं झालं आहे.
नुकत्याच राजधानी दिल्ली येथे झालेल्या शेतकरी मोर्चाच्या पृष्ठभूमीवर शेतकरी प्रश्न, ‘हमीभाव’ किंवा ‘किमान आधारभूत किंमत’ हा समजून घेणं गरजेचं झालं आहे.
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