Ratnajyoti Dutta And Mayank Bhardwaj

All stories by Ratnajyoti Dutta 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...

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 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...

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

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...

Govt to roll out $20 billion food security plan by Dec
Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

After missing several deadlines, only 11 states could introduce the plan

Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle
Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

The claim is filed with a consumer body.

India's agri output shrinks 1st time in 5 years
Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

India staring at first drought in six years.

India downgrades monsoon forecast, stokes drought fears
Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

The arrival of the June-September rains has been delayed.

For Modi's year-old government, storm brewing in rural India
Rediff.com15 May 2015

Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge...

Indian farmers turn to 'satellite god' for better prospects
Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Satellite analysis can assess vegetation cover down to field level.