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Puja Das

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Puja Das is a New Delhi based policy reporter covering food, farm, fertiliser, water, and climate policies for Mint. Puja reports on farmers' distress and how the agriculture sector is impacting India's rural economy and policy initiatives to help meet the pledges made at COP27. Puja holds a post-graduation degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore.

ARTICLES BY PUJA DAS

India last year had witnessed extreme heat waves that took a toll on crop quality and output, especially on the wheat crop and uneven distribution of monsoon rain this year hampering kharif crop plantation.

Rabi foodgrains target at 161 mt

2 min read . 26 Sep 2023

India receives over 75% of the annual rainfall during the southwest monsoon which plays a crucial role in output of kharif, or summer, crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and sugarcane. (Photo: PTI)

Mint Explainer: The good and the bad of late monsoon withdrawal for agriculture

2 min read . 26 Sep 2023

Tighter stock cap on tur, urad, for longer

2 min read . 25 Sep 2023

Changes to fix crop estimate error soon

2 min read . 25 Sep 2023

Experts see demand for chicken and egg remaining firm and consequently, prices rising ahead of festivals. (Mint)

Poultry prices rise as demand returns

2 min read . 24 Sep 2023

Paddy cultivation jumped 10.8% from last year to 41.2 mh, while pulses fell nearly 6% to 12.2 mh, including a 2.4% dip in tur (pigeon pea or arhar) and a 0.5% decrease in urad (black gram) to 4.4 mh and 3.3 mh, respectively.

Rice, cane lift acreage of kharif sowing past 2022 level

3 min read . 23 Sep 2023

Union food and public distribution secretary Sanjeev Chopra .

Govt on course to achieve 12% ethanol blending target this year: Food secretary

3 min read . 21 Sep 2023

Leena Nandan, environment, forest and climate change secretary.

India hopeful about climate financing at UN conference: Environment secretary

6 min read . 21 Sep 2023

With 8.3 million tonne at the end of August and the expected beginning of crushing in October, India has sufficient stocks for domestic consumption with absolutely no shortage for festivals. (Photo: HT)

Centre asks sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers to disclose stocks

2 min read . 21 Sep 2023

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber. (Photo by Zak BENNETT / AFP) (AFP)

COP28 action agenda aims to cut 22 gigatons of emissions in 7 years

2 min read . 21 Sep 2023

This comes as India, the largest rice exporter, imposed curbs on exports of the commodity after a rainfall deficit during the monsoon triggered food security concerns. (Mint)

India faces flak at WTO for not notifying curbs

3 min read . 21 Sep 2023

Average wholesale and retail prices of tomatoes stood at ₹30 and ₹15.8 per kg, respectively, on Tuesday. (Mint)

Govt may buy tomatoes to help farmers as prices fall

3 min read . 20 Sep 2023

Pulse holding rule may last till end Dec with tighter limit

Pulse holding rule may last till end Dec with tighter limit

3 min read . 18 Sep 2023

The most substantial hikes are expected for wheat and lentil (masur). (Bloomberg)

Govt may hike rabi crops’ MSP by 2-7%

2 min read . 18 Sep 2023

Mariam Al Mehairi, UAE’s climate change and environment minister.

UAE to circulate COP28 draft declaration on food security

5 min read . 16 Sep 2023

Paddy lifts kharif acreage above 2022 level; pulses, oilseeds fall

2 min read . 16 Sep 2023

Food ministry to seek jute bag exemption for sugar packaging

1 min read . 14 Sep 2023

President Droupadi Murmu addresses during the inauguration of the 'Global Symposium on Farmers� Rights, (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) (PTI)

Law to protect farmers can set global standards: President Murmu

1 min read . 12 Sep 2023

As of Monday, monsoon rains in northwest India were 1% below normal since the season started in 1 June.

Fresh low-pressure may bring widespread rain over northwest India till Saturday

1 min read . 12 Sep 2023

World Bank widening vision to work for a liveable planet

‘World Bank widening vision to work for a liveable planet’

4 min read . 11 Sep 2023