Krishna N Das And Mayank Bhardwaj

All stories by Krishna N Das And Mayank Bhardwaj

India considers reinstating 25% wheat import tax
Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The move comes amid reports that new wheat crop prices in Madhya Pradesh, which is one...

Adani to help Modi fulfill India's port dreams
Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Modi government expects cargo traffic at its ports to jump by two-thirds by 2021 as...

Monsoon to end late, benefit farmers
Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

The weather office forecasts monsoon rains to be above average this year after the...

India wants private sector to explore for diamonds, gold
Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Government will start to auction the rights to up to 70 diamond and gold exploration...

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all
Rediff.com30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes...

Monsoon delay not to affect crop sowing: IMD
Rediff.com16 May 2016

Millions of farmers plant rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops in the rainy...

Modi's promise of electricity for all to face big hurdles
Rediff.com3 May 2016

Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal...

India to monitor mines via satellite after finding illegal limestone extraction
Rediff.com2 May 2016

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, are...

India calls on developed world to tax coal for climate fund
Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

India, which wants to double its coal output by 2020, in February raised the tax on...

Good monsoon to bring cheer to economy
Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn,...

Modi's rural income promise leaves farmers, experts cold
Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

To meet the target, agriculture must grow at 15% compared to average of below 2% over...

India 'not scared' if Monsanto leaves, as GM cotton row escalates
Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.

Modi's new growth recipe - Just add water
Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Modi's irrigation push in the Budget is aimed at scoring on the political front along...

Modi seen pivoting from roads to fields in next Budget
Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Money will be earmarked for the social sector - especially rural districts that house...

India develops three pulses varieties to cut imports, curb prices
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils

After 40 years, India set to re-open commercial coal mining to private firms
Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

India plans to double coal production by 2020

India to allow ethanol-only vehicles; response to be muted
Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The ethanol vehicles will have the flexibility to switch to other fuels

Drought-hit farmers are given sops to grow water-intensive crops!
Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water...

Bt cotton turns out to be a disaster for Indian farmers
Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The whitefly outbreak has intensified a debate over GM crops just as Prime Minister...

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty
Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

India will also launch a sovereign gold bond to lower physical demand.