agriculture
New Grain Theory
Lhendup G Bhutia
Fresh evidence shows how India pipped China to rice cultivation about nine millennia ago
Bitter Sugar
A crisis of oversupply has resulted in Rs 23,000 crore arrears owed to sugarcane farmers, a powerful political constituency that could make its discontent felt in next year’s General Election
Back to the Scorched Earth
A group of Tamil farmers made national headlines one year ago by kicking off a series of absurd protests in Delhi. V Shoba meets key characters from the landmark agitation who are back in their villages battling an unending farm crisis
A Budget for Bharat
In the year before the general election the finance minister did what was expected.
Anger Management
The Government will have to balance the tide of agrarian unrest and manage its finances
Fire on the Farm
Agricultural loan waivers may buy some political space but they make for poor economics
A Cry in the Wilderness
What do women want? We listen to desperate voices, from labourers to rape survivors, in Bundelkhand
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