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food production

Processing mechanisms key to food security in South Asia

According to the FAO, India is among the world’s largest producers of milk, pulses, fruits and vegetables. This production record has changed the country’s food-security horizon. The next question, for India and for the region, is how to retain more value from what is already grown. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 08, 2026 04:27 pm IST

Bitter harvest: Yields and the illusion of farm productivity

The challenge is not whether enough food is produced, but whether it can be produced sustainably, given shrinking water tables, deteriorating soils, and the impact of the climate crisis. (AFP)
Published on May 21, 2026 08:54 pm IST

Why El Niño leaves pain in its wake

India is the world’s largest exporter of rice and an agricultural powerhouse. (AFP)
Published on Apr 22, 2026 11:28 am IST

Common AI framework key to future development

The G20 summit in Johannesburg may be over, but its signal that a shared AI governance future is no longer optional — it is integral to how we design resilient, equitable economies. (@PresidencyZA X/ANI)
Published on Dec 04, 2025 10:31 pm IST

Our two main problems: An essay by Lal Bahadur Shastri, from the HT archives

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Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at a refugee camp in Srinagar in 1948. ‘Khadi should be given the utmost encouragement and the people encouraged to use it even if it is somewhat costly. Government should also patronise it fully,’ Shastri writes. (HT Archives)
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 12:13 am IST