India has entered the matcha business, and the first commercial batch has come not from a Japanese import house but from a tea estate in Upper Assam. In July, five kilograms of...
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The Maratha quota agitation in Maharashtra has once again exposed a difficult intersection of agrarian distress, political promises and constitutional limits. At the heart of the...
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A long-pending railway project in Bihar’s Mithila region has once again become the subject of public concern, with local residents and activists opposing a proposed change...
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India has lifted restrictions on wheat exports, opening the door for traders to ship grain without quantitative limits. On August 24, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade...
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India’s monsoon season tells two different stories depending on where one looks. At the national level, the all-India rainfall deficit has narrowed sharply after a weak...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has expanded his government’s farm loan waiver scheme, raising the ceiling for a complete waiver of cooperative crop loans from...
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A unique partnership between India’s dairy cooperatives and the Defence establishment is helping ensure a steady supply of milk and dairy products to personnel serving the...
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India's central rice stockpile has fallen sharply over the past year, and this time the cause is neither a weak monsoon nor a surge in exports. Instead, it reflects a deliberate...
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India's major reservoirs are holding far less water than they should at this point in the monsoon season, raising concerns about drinking water supplies, crop output, and...
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India's kharif sowing season is once again exposing the vulnerability of millions of rain-fed farmers. Although the southwest monsoon has regained momentum after a sluggish start,...
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