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  1. FDI will help the Indian farmer

    Posted by Chengal Reddy
    / September 16, 2012 / 3 Comments
    On behalf of farmers of India, we extend our grateful thanks to the Prime Minister for allowing FDI in agriculture (multi-brand retail). The farm sector growth was hampered because of lack of modern technologies, inadequate investments and restricted market policies. The liberalization initiated in 1991 propelled Indian service and industrial...

  2. `Nero’ Pawar fiddles as India prays for rain

    Posted by
    / July 24, 2012 / 2 Comments
    India is staring at a 22 per cent rainfall deficit with states like Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the worst affected. The storage in major reservoirs in 61 per cent of last year’s levels. Sowing has been lost in 80 lakh hectares. The immediate impact is likely to be on...

  3. What’s for breakfast? 18 pesticides !

    Posted by
    / June 24, 2012 /
    If you are in Hyderabad, you would be shocked to know that you just consumed 18 different pesticides for breakfast. And the same would probably continue to be on the menu whatever you have for lunch and dinner. Today, tomorrow, everyday. A report released by the Hyderabad-based National Institute of...

  5. Is Emu Kamadhenu?

    Posted by
    / March 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    If you watch Tamil news channels, it is hard to miss the advertisements for Emu farming. Emu, which is a bird from the ostrich family has its origins in Australia. The advertisements proclaim that emu is a wonder bird because everything about the emu is useful. Emu eggs, meat, skin,...

  6. Kerala could be monkey’s own country too !

    Posted by
    / February 20, 2012 /
    It is a huge task getting expert coconut pluckers in coconut country, Kerala. Exasperated by this shortage, two agriculture officials in the state have proposed using monkeys to do the job. Monkeys are used in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia for the purpose, reports Deccan Chronicle. The proposal explains that a...

  7. Nothing political about my fast

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    / January 9, 2012 / 1 Comment
    By Y S Jaganmohan Reddy With a view to alleviate the lot of the hapless farmers, I am undertaking a two-day Rythu Deeksha at Armoor in Nizamabad district from Tuesday. The aim of this initiative is to bring to the Government’s notice the plight of the farming community in the...

  8. Being a Farmhand for New Year’s

    Posted by
    / January 4, 2012 / 2 Comments
    By Deepa Bhasthi The only other time I remember what I did on New Year’s Eve was several years ago, when I was in my teens. I think it was the turn of the millennium and I was left alone at home when my parents went out for someone’s some...

  9. The obsession with farmer suicides

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    / December 13, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Archana Venkat The Press Council Chairman Justice Katju’s recent salvo has come over the front page coverage of actor Dev Anand’s recent demise. While you could argue that Dev Anand’s demise may not have technically qualified for front page news, I think, neither does farmer suicides (as was stressed...

  10. Farming between two lines

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    / November 20, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir All through his growing up years and later, my father has enjoyed the reputation of being an ace at mathematics and logic in family circles, and would love to throw little `puzzle’ challenges to us. One that came back to me suddenly the other day was: How...

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