India needs to focus on a long-term irrigation and crop strategy at both the centre and state level if it needs to break the cycle of being held hostage to the monsoon each year.
Sharmila Kantha
July 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM IST
istock.com
The government’s crop production targets seem to have ignored ground realities such as the looming El Nino, the West Asia unrest and a monsoon at 90% of the LPA.
G. Chandrashekhar
June 3, 2026 at 5:23 AM IST
BasisPoint Insight
May 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to reduce fuel consumption, avoid non-essential foreign travel and adopt Covid-era practices to help India navigate global disruptions and conserve foreign exchange reserves.
May 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM IST
PIB
With global supply chains increasingly fragile, fertiliser security has become central to India’s food security. Reducing import dependence through more sustainable and efficient nutrient use must be a priority.
April 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM IST
WikiCommons
