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Business News > Mint Authors > Pratik Parija

Pratik Parija

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ARTICLES BY PRATIK PARIJA

Monsoon's timely arrival is critical for India’s crop output and economic growth at a time when the country is battling the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Late arrival of monsoon rains in India may delay sowing of crops

1 min read . 31 May 2021

The weather department advised fishermen to suspend operations in the area and return immediately to the coast (Photo: AFP)

Cyclone Yaas: 2nd big storm in 10 days forces India to evacuate over 11 lakh

3 min read . 25 May 2021

The new laws seek to remove restrictions on marketing farm products and allow cultivators to engage with private companies to sell their crops which farmers (Photo: ANI)

Govt begins talks with farmers’ groups as protests simmer

1 min read . 01 Dec 2020

While data later Thursday is expected to show retail inflation was still sticky at 7.3% in October, economists see declining food prices -- which along with beverages account for 54% of the consumer price basket -- helping ease price gains from November onward.

Respite for RBI as vegetable prices come off the boil

1 min read . 12 Nov 2020

India is likely to have a record closing stockpile of 10.25 million bales by Sept. 30, sais Cotton Association of India (Photo: Bloomberg)

India plans to sell cotton to Bangladesh to trim record reserves

2 min read . 18 Aug 2020

Stockpiles in China have been declining after Beijing levied retaliatory tariffs on cotton from America (Bloomberg)

India’s top cotton trader to stop China shipments as coronavirus keeps spreading

1 min read . 29 Jan 2020

The government sought to control onion prices by banning exports. (AP)

The great onion crisis of 2019 may be coming to an end

1 min read . 20 Dec 2019

Ethanol availability from sugar mills and grain-based producers for oil refiners will probably remain flat at 1.9 billion liters in the 12 months starting December 1. (Reuters)

Liquor may be hurdle to India’s energy independence

1 min read . 02 Dec 2019

Crop burning contributed 44% on October 31 to Delhi’s PM2.5 level, a measure of dangerous particles in the air. (PTI)

Delhi air quality is fuelled by rice fields that India doesn’t need

4 min read . 12 Nov 2019

India produced a record 33.2 million tons in 2018-19

India sugar output may slide to 3-year low after flooding

1 min read . 05 Nov 2019

For investment and easy business, come to India, PM Modi said (Photo: AP)

India to further ease tax rules to boost investment, Narendra Modi says

1 min read . 03 Nov 2019

Sugar output may drop to a three-year low next season

Sugar production in India seen sinking to 3-year low on dry weather

1 min read . 13 Jun 2019

Farmers of grains, pulses, cotton and sugarcane typically wait for the monsoon to start before they begin planting. (PTI)

Sowing takes a hit as Monsoon arrives a week late in Kerala

1 min read . 10 Jun 2019

Odisha, home to aluminum plants, power utilities, coal mines and an oil refinery, faces cyclonic storms almost every year. (Bloomberg)

Cyclone-hit Odisha seeks $14 billion for reconstruction

1 min read . 07 May 2019

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone Fani in Puri (PTI)

Cyclone Fani: Almost 1 million being evacuated as storm nears Odisha

3 min read . 03 May 2019

India’s total sugar production, which reached a record 32.5 million tonnes in 2017-18, may drop to 31.5 million tonnes in the year to 1 October 2019. (Bloomberg)

Bleak outlook in India's No.2 sugar grower may cheer world market

2 min read . 09 Apr 2019

Selling sugar to Iran opens an outlet for India’s swelling sugar reserves as local production exceeds demand for a second consecutive year. (Bloomberg)

Iran buys Indian sugar to ease its oil money headache

1 min read . 28 Feb 2019

Sugar production is set to exceed the country’s annual demand by 6.5 million tons, compared with the March estimate of 4.5 million tons. Photo: Bloomberg

India’s sugar production set to reach record on higher yields

2 min read . 25 Apr 2018

Global sugar prices have tumbled about 33% in the past year on a global surplus as production increases in Europe and India. Photo: Bloomberg

India may export more sugar than forecast on higher yields

1 min read . 23 Feb 2018

Wheat imports may total 3.5 million metric tons in the year from 1 April. Photo: Mint

Wheat imports seen surging 40% on winter crop stress

1 min read . 08 Feb 2018