AGRICULTURE

The Rain That Sets the Rural Credit Cycle

Blitz India Business NEW DELHI: A six per cent national rainfall deficit is a mild number. It is also,...

10% Short in July, 97% Forecast for August: Pricing a Monsoon That Refuses to Settle

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: July closes about 10% below its long period average of 280.4 mm, and the season's cumulative...

The Monsoon in the Model: Why Weather Still Prices Into India’s Economy

Blitz India Business Every June, analysts add a variable to their India models that few other large economies still...

Farming for transforming

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in collaboration with the World Bank Group-led South Asian...

Tech’s field day: Drones, nano particles, genome editing & biologicals helping farmers rewrite the rules of the soil

ANIMESH SRIVASTAVA The image of the Indian farmer, once defined by the whims of a capricious monsoon and the weight...

FAST & FASAL Technology making much-needed inroads in farm practices

Far from the maddening furore over frivolous issues, Parliament sessions are also treasure troves of latest happenings in the...