The Punjab farmers are irked with the government for blowing a chance to save water and in turn, help them save money.
Till May 18, 7.04 million MT of wheat was procured in Haryana, against the Food Corporation of India (FCI) target of 9.5 million MT.
Following herd mentality, farmers produce the same crop. The KCR government move is to make the farmers produce what the market wants.
In order to save its fast depleting water table, Haryana is disincentivising the cultivation of paddy.
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RIGHT Foot Forward | 5-minute read
The short-term salvation lies in 'Bharat', or 'the other India', as it is called.
India Today Editor-in-Chief talks about why this year’s bumper harvest could be a lifeline in these bleak times, in the May 4, 2020 edition of the India Today Magazine.
India's economy has hit a five-year low growth of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19. All eyes are now on how the finance minister proposes to steer the economy.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on 5 July. Here are three key sectors of prime concern. Will their expectations be met?
The way ahead is to make the shift from agriculture to commerce and industry.
The dynamics of politics controlled by the media and party have little space for issues which take time and have complex narratives.
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