Of all farmers' demands, legalising MSP is tricky and highly complicated

A back of the envelope calculation being floated by some experts shows that at the current levels of production and marketable surplus, if the Centre legally guarantees to purchase a portion of the......

'Economy to turn positive in Q3, Q4 of FY21'

India's macroeconomic situation is improving fast and the country's GDP growth will turn positive in the third and fourth quarters of the current financial year, eminent economist Ashima Goyal said......

Covid-19 crisis: Revival in rural demand overstated, say economists

Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is still just around 15 per cent of the overall GDP.......

Budget 2020 has failed to live up to expectation

The immediate need is to put more money in the hands of agriculture-based and rural households to improve their purchasing power, says S Mahendra Dev. The Indian economy has been slowing down in......