Selected Tag: agriculture
Selected Tag: agriculture

Bugdet 2026

Why Carbon Markets Are Failing the World’s Farmers and What Budget Can Do About It

Despite rapid growth, carbon markets exclude smallholder farmers by design. Budget 2026 can fix this by funding public MRV, institutional aggregation, and risk sharing.

Arvind Mayaram

January 28, 2026 at 5:59 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Budget Must Rescue Indian Agriculture From Drift and Denial

India’s farm crisis needs more than MSPs and subsidies. Budget 2026 must pivot to outcomes, technology and accountability, or risk surrendering food security and farmer incomes.

G. Chandrashekhar

January 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM IST

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Did the Green Revolution Help Some Farmers More Than Others?

New research shows how the Green Revolution reshaped farm size and productivity in India, creating a U-shaped pattern that favoured some farmers more than others.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

December 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM IST

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Bihar’s Economy Is Hostage to Its Politics: Its People Deserve Better

Bihar stands at a crossroads where political disinterest threatens to choke its economic promise. Unlocking its vast human potential and demographic dividend requires governance that prioritises growth over electoral gains.

Sharmila Kantha

October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM IST

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India’s Growth Will Run on Commodities, But Are We Ready?

India’s next phase of growth will be fuelled by commodities like food, metals, energy, and fibre. But the question is whether we can scale up without exhausting resources.

G. Chandrashekhar

October 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM IST

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Genome Editing: A Quiet Revolution in Indian Rice Fields

Indian scientists are quietly rewriting the genetic code of rice. Early field trials of genome-edited varieties promise higher yields, lower input use, and greater resilience to climate stress.

G. Chandrashekhar

October 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM IST

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Basis Life

Prosperous Farms, not Farmhouses, Will Keep Children Happy

We romanticise farmhouse retirements but treat farming with apathy. This hypocrisy is hurting our kids.

Kirti Tarang Pande

August 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM IST

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Groundwater at Breaking Point in South Asia

Subsidised power keeps irrigation flowing, but at the cost of aquifer depletion and fiscal strain. Smarter, evidence-led policy is overdue.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

August 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM IST

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