Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi along with some of his Cabinet ministers on Thursday offered prayers at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan after travelling through the visa-free......
NCIPM's awareness-cum-surveillance project helped reduce the pest-infected area in Maharashtra by 67 per cent, writes Surinder Sud. Maharashtra, especially the Vidarbha region, is infamous for......
The business models developed to help farmers realise better returns are facing several hurdles, says Surinder Sud. Even while the prices of agricultural commodities are ruling sky high, farmers......
Agricultural development is considered a reliable means to reduce rural poverty. But this is not true in Bihar's case, writes Surinder Sud. After a protracted phase of near stagnation or even......
Regardless of the merits and demerits of foreign direct investment in retail, the fact is that a tie-up between organised retailers and farmers benefits both, as also consumers of farm goods,......
This year's kharif output may be higher than last year but it will be short of 2007 or 2008 levels, says Surinder Sud. The preliminary crop production estimates for the current kharif season,......