BUSINESS
Higher temperatures & El Nino a worry for agriculture
If March temperatures harm the wheat crop, and monsoons play truant due to the El Nino phenomenon, the country will be in a tight price spot as foodgrain stocks are running low
BUSINESS
Railways need deeper reforms to become financially sound
If an increased number of better-paying passengers are travelling by train and freight earnings have also increased, why are railway finances deteriorating? The operating ratio has worsened to 98.22 percent
BUSINESS
Budget 2023: Agriculture in climate change era just not getting the governmental spending it needs
Budget 2023 fails to show the money for key policy imperatives like edible oil production and nudging farm sector and agri technologies towards a more-from-less approach
BUSINESS
Budget 2023: Agricultural R&D has made a huge difference and its outlay should be raised
With India poised to become the most populous country next year, we need scientific solutions to meet the growing need of food, feed, fibre and biofuels. It requires a higher outlay during Budget 2023
BUSINESS
Should India await honeybee tests before consuming GM mustard?
Is GM mustard oil safe? Oils do not contain proteins as they are fatty acids. High temperatures during the solvent extraction process will degrade even those that are present
