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Disconnect in farm governance: Bridge gap for sustainable growth
The triumphant legacy of Punjab’s agriculture remains an inspiration, a testament to the remarkable potential that resides within India’s heartland. However, as the clamour for progress grows louder and the challenges intensify, it is imperative to rectify the disjointed policies and governance that hinder the sector’s full potential.
Published on Sep 24, 2023 12:44 AM IST
At 6.80%, unemployment rate in India lowest in 6 months: Report
The unemployment rate in India dropped to a six month low on account of a boost in the agriculture sector due to steady monsoon rains.
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 10:03 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Nisha Anand | Edited by Aryan Prakash
UP ropes in ‘progressive’ farmers from state to help raise farm incomes
These farmers will share their success stories and techniques with others at farmers’ fairs and seminars to be held at the local level.
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent
Why onion farmers often end up in tears
Onions present an interesting study. While they are not an essential commodity, last week, the Union government banned onion exports.
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Punjab sows but will not reap
GUEST COLUMN Saying that the state can no longer impose a market fee on trade conducted in its own physical space is nothing short of a territorial invasion through legislative action. A veritable Trojan Act.
Updated on Sep 21, 2020 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh |
Atul Nanda
Political economy of the opposition to agri reforms
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the richest agricultural states, which also account for the highest share of government procurement in India, are at the forefront of these protests.
Updated on Sep 21, 2020 03:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Tracking monsoon variations across India
Wide variations in monsoon precipitation over time and regions, between highs and lows and rain deficits and surpluses aren’t beneficial for agriculture in a country where two-thirds of the population depend on farm incomes for a living. The output of summer crops such as rice, sugar, lentils and edible oil seeds depends on monsoon rains.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 08:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Abhishek Jha
Extending PMGKY is the right step | HT Editorial
It will prevent hunger, help the poor save, and aid economic recovery
Updated on Jun 30, 2020 07:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Can politics shape revival of economy after Covid-19?
The Indian economy is entering a contraction phase after a prolonged slowdown. Resources of both businesses and government were already stressed. India’s policy response amid the Covid-19 pandemic will also be an exercise in distributing very scarce resources across practically unlimited demands.
Updated on Jun 14, 2020 06:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
Soil health initiative weaning farmers off fertiliser overuse
Soil health cards, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, have cut the use of chemical fertilisers by up to 10%, according to the first study by the National Productivity Council.
Updated on Feb 23, 2020 04:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Budget: A four-point checklist for rural India
Reviving rural economy is key. Here is what the government can do
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 07:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Raising farm incomes may top budget agenda
The Act imposes restrictions on the agricultural economy by limiting quantities traders can buy from farmers and hold as stock.
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 05:02 AM IST
Hindustasn Times, New Delhi |
Rajeev Jayaswal and Zia Haq
News updates from Hindustan Times: Food may get costlier due to global prices, kharif yield and all the latest news at this hour
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you at 9 am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 08:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times |
HT Correspondent
The economic contraction | HT Editorial
There is a way out. Focus on the informal sector and rural incomes
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 06:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
The politics of onion price rise | HT editorial
Its price rise shows the trade off between inflation and farmer incomes
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 09:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
It’s a fact. We don’t want farmers to get rich | Opinion
India’s obsession with keeping food prices low, even when there’s no inflationary pressure, has long hurt farm incomes
Updated on Sep 20, 2019 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Kharif output expected to fall this year
The upshot of a projected decline in food output is that it is expected to, at least slightly, push up flat food prices, especially of grains.
Updated on Sep 11, 2019 03:51 AM IST
New Delhi | Zia Haq
How bad is the slowdown? State of the economy explained in 10 charts
Tax projections made in the budget are based on projected nominal GDP growth for the year. This year’s budget had a projected nominal GDP growth of 12%. An 8% growth rate can lead to a serious shortfall in taxes.
Updated on Sep 08, 2019 11:45 AM IST
New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
The Big Picture:How deep is the crisis confronting the Indian economy?
India’s GDP growth plummeted to 5% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. This is the lowest in 25 quarters. This is only the second instance of growth rate falling for five consecutive quarters since 1999.
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times |
Hindustan Times
There is an economic slowdown. Govt must first get its diagnosis right
A four percentage point shortfall in this figure for the entire year, if it happens, will mean a big shortfall in tax collections. This also means that the government will find it very difficult to spend what it has committed in the budget.
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 12:33 AM IST
New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Centre plans wider method to measure income of farmers
In 2016, Prime Minister Modi first declared his government would double farm incomes — in other words, raise them by 100% — in six years by 2022-23, a politically significant goal in a country where nearly half the population depends on a farm-based livelihood.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Zia Haq and Saubhadra Chatterji
The monsoon shortfall won’t lead to food scarcity, but will hurt incomes
.The 1943 Bengal famine, following a missed monsoon, killed an estimated four million. In 2009, a drought year, the country managed to produce a million more tonne of foodgrains than it did in 2007, a normal year. This obviously has to do with better agricultural practices, leading to higher productivity.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 06:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
To spur rural development, India must make agriculture economically viable
It is surely possible provided we change our mindset and let 2022 -- the 75th year of India’s Independence -- be the milestone to restore the pride in agriculture, make farm distress history, and turn farming into a vibrant economic enterprise
Published on Jun 21, 2019 08:02 PM IST
India’s farmer income plan faces European Union scrutiny at WTO
US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have both made boosting farm incomes a priority. Trump is trying to offset domestic damage from a tariff war with China; Modi faces a slowdown in India’s agriculture-dominated economy.
Updated on Jun 18, 2019 10:44 AM IST
Geneva |
Reuters
Farm relief, new MSP regime on govt’s to-do list
The Narendra Modi government’s new agenda for the crisis-ridden farm sector is being geared towards achieving the single goal of doubling agricultural incomes — a legacy of its first term in office.
Updated on May 31, 2019 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha elections 2019: PM-Kisan may go universal if NDA returns to power
The Prime Minister’s Office had this month asked various department heads and secretaries to draw up a policy agenda for the next government’s first 100 days. T
Lok Sabha elections 2019: How BJP plans to counter the caste arithmetic in Uttar Pradesh
Even as BJP has promised to double farm incomes by 2022 and claims to have increased the minimum support price of crops to 1.5 times the cost of production, farmers across the state are unhappy over unpaid dues for sugarcane and having to sell their produce in the open market.
Updated on May 02, 2020 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mathura/New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran
Taxpayers will have to disclose more details in new income tax return forms
The new forms also require individuals to disclose more details about their residential status, such as the number of days spent in India and abroad, rather than giving a self-declaration on residential status.
Updated on Apr 06, 2019 09:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Gireesh Chandra Prasad
Rahul Gandhi spells out his 2019 agenda
One can agree or disagree with Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s views, but his willingness to take questions and be challenged is a positive democratic trait.
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 08:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Worst price slump in 18 years shows scale of farm crisis
The agrarian crisis is one of the factors that may have resulted in the BJP’s loss in three Hindi heartland states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in December, according to analysts, and the party clearly doesn’t want it to affect its prospects in the 2019 parliamentary elections.
Updated on Jan 15, 2019 08:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
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