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Opinion | Cooperative federalism is a must for agricultural reform

The Centre’s initiatives aimed at helping farmers will not achieve their goals without Indian states embracing these ideas

4 min read1 Jul 2019
Companies

Only agri reforms can catapult economic growth: HUL’s Sanjiv Mehta

The challenge is to cross the 6.5-7.5% growth chasm to an 8-9% rate, says HUL chairman and MD Sanjiv MehtaIn the consumer goods business, general trade would adopt more tech and turn more modern, said Mehta

3 min read21 Jan 2019
Politics

How Rajasthan has fared under the BJP-Congress pendulum

Oscillating leadership, in theory, can hinder economic and development performance. But Rajasthan's data suggests otherwise

3 min read27 Nov 2018
Opinion

Opinion | Reforming Indian agriculture by sprinkles and drips

India's agricultural policy for the next decade should shift away from cereal (and quantity) centricity and be primarily focused on water effectiveness

4 min read5 Aug 2018
Opinion

The wait for deep agricultural reforms

While there are several creditable achievements, it is the deeper structural reforms where expectations from a strong government have not been met

4 min read28 May 2018
Industry

NITI Aayog should frame state ranking system for agriculture: CII

If farm income in the country is to be doubled then the private sector must invest in the agriculture sector, says CII president Rakesh Bharti Mittal

1 min read13 Apr 2018
Industry

APMC reforms in Maharashtra hit a roadblock

MLAs from both ruling and opposition parties in Maharashtra are against the bid to deregulate the prices of foodgrain, cereals and oilseeds

4 min read6 Apr 2018
Politics

What the new fiscal year holds for Narendra Modi govt

The last year of Narendra Modi's stewardship, which ends with the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, promises to be an action-packed one. Mint looks at the challenges ahead for his government

7 min read31 Mar 2018
Opinion

How the state and the market failed farmers

Farmers continue to be vulnerable to frequent episodes of losses that neither the state nor the markets have been able to mitigate

4 min read27 Mar 2018
Politics

Mann ki Baat: Narendra Modi focuses on healthcare, agriculture reforms

Narendra Modi's focus on agriculture and healthcare comes at a time the issues relating to the sectors have taken centre stage in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

3 min read25 Mar 2018
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