Category: Economy

Niti Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant is an information seeker’s delight. Unlike many, he probably believes that the effectiveness of a strategy lies in its

A fall in business expectations over the years suggests a lack of investor enthusiasm. This needs to be attended to The ‘Make in India’ logo

RBI Governor Urjit Patel had argued for avoiding premature policy action citing “high uncertainty” on inflation outlook while voting for status quo on interest rates

Which side of the somewhat overheated battle over inflation and interest rates one finds itself on depends on a few things. To begin with it

PRABHAKAR KELKAR, Vice-President, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh ‘The Centre has money to distribute among industrialists but not to farmers’ The Sangh Parivar’s farmers’ organisation, Bharatiya Kisan

Loan waiver can be a temporary balm for the country’s farm distress. What Indian farmers really need is a fair price for their crop In

Distressed farmers are demanding loan waivers, but that should not deflect focus from what needs to be done and undone to address the root cause

Farming in India is moving from a subsistence and traditional mode to a modern capitalist mode with farmers investing in land improvement and irrigation, adopting

n addition to the loan waivers that more states are now giving or planning to give, farmers will also be able to get their loans

It took the tragic death of six farmers in Madhya Pradesh for the national media to report on the deep-rooted agricultural crisis. The farmers who

The governments cannot be  blamed for the occurrence of drought, but governments are solely responsible for the mismanagement of the consequences of drought. Apart from

Talk to anyone in the agriculture/commodities sector, and they will tell you about the typical agriculture price-output cycle. A huge price spike will cause a

Steel ministry is pinning its hopes on a spurt in infrastructure spending to provide a much needed boost to domestic steel demand. It expects at