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Vivian Fernandes
About the AuthorVivian Fernandes
Vivian Fernandes is a former journalist and blogs at www.smartindianagriculture.com.
    Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
    Analysis

    Sample surveys show rise in household debt in six years from 2012

    25 Sept 2021 6:15 AM IST
    tea growers, production, sales, Assam, protests, Citizenship Act, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, north-east, immigrants, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan
    Opinion

    Sri Lanka’s ban on chemical fertilisers aggravates food shortages

    8 Sept 2021 1:47 PM IST
    India allows import of GM soy meal; will GM soybean cultivation follow?
    Analysis

    India allows import of GM soy meal; will GM soybean cultivation follow?

    2 Sept 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Expanding land under oil palm apt, but not at the cost of environment
    Opinion

    Expanding land under oil palm apt, but not at the cost of environment

    27 Aug 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Karnatakas largest tech-induced irrigation project in muddy waters?
    Karnataka

    Karnataka's largest tech-induced irrigation project in muddy waters?

    23 Jun 2021 6:29 AM IST
    PM Narendra Modi Swachh Bharat
    Opinion

    Under Modi, Hindutva has gained primacy of place over development

    1 Jun 2021 1:24 PM IST
    Delhi’s feted Mohalla Clinics fail the COVID test, dismaying the HC
    Analysis

    Delhi’s feted Mohalla Clinics fail the COVID test, dismaying the HC

    13 May 2021 11:43 AM IST
    Is SEBI fair in requiring fund managers to buy into schemes they manage?
    Opinion

    Is SEBI fair in requiring fund managers to buy into schemes they manage?

    6 May 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Punjab govt peeved over direct bank transfers, while farmers cheer
    Punjab

    Punjab govt peeved over direct bank transfers, while farmers cheer

    20 April 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Sreedharan-sketch
    Opinion

    At Delhi Metro, Sreedharan was looked up to; he will not be indulged in politics

    22 Feb 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Amid protests in Delhi, Maharashtra farmers body firmly behind farm laws
    News

    Amid protests in Delhi, Maharashtra farmers' body firmly behind farm laws

    11 Feb 2021 6:30 AM IST
    Farm budget disappoints, makes little attempt to promote crop diversification
    Opinion

    Farm budget disappoints, makes little attempt to promote crop diversification

    1 Feb 2021 6:31 PM IST
    Ideological kinks and implementation glitches mar govt’s agri policies
    Budget 2021

    Ideological kinks and implementation glitches mar govt’s agri policies

    24 Jan 2021 6:30 AM IST
    In Gajendra Haldea’s death, India loses a keen upholder of public interest
    Obituary

    In Gajendra Haldea’s death, India loses a keen upholder of public interest

    16 Jan 2021 4:03 PM IST
    Agriculture in a state of churn as farmers resist market-oriented changes
    Opinion

    Agriculture in a state of churn as farmers resist market-oriented changes

    12 Jan 2021 6:25 AM IST
    Farmers
    Opinion

    Farmers must welcome corporates for crop diversification

    1 Dec 2020 10:27 AM IST
    Centre’s new law liberalising agri-trading boosts online platforms
    Analysis

    Centre’s new law liberalising agri-trading boosts online platforms

    26 Nov 2020 6:30 AM IST
    Paying farmers for carbon credits could nudge them from burning paddy straw 
    Opinion

    Paying farmers for carbon credits could nudge them from burning paddy straw 

    8 Nov 2020 6:15 AM IST
    field fire
    Opinion

    Kejriwal is trumpeting a dubious option to avert field fires

    19 Oct 2020 6:15 AM IST
    farmers
    Opinion

    Farmers given market freedom, but not freedom to access technology

    11 Oct 2020 6:17 AM IST
    farmers
    Analysis

    Why farmers from Punjab, Haryana are at forefront of protests?

    19 Sept 2020 7:15 PM IST
    online transaction
    Business

    COVID gives boost to digital transactions even as cash remains king

    29 Aug 2020 6:13 AM IST
    Pesticide
    Opinion

    Govt in a rush to ban popular pesticides without gauging implications

    2 Aug 2020 6:20 AM IST
    Pesticide
    Features

    Restricting use of weedkiller will aggravate agricultural woes

    29 July 2020 6:15 AM IST
    Can a discovery made at Hyderabad’s Icrisat put more tur dal in your sambar?
    Analysis

    Can a discovery made at Hyderabad’s Icrisat put more tur dal in your sambar?

    21 July 2020 6:20 AM IST
    Palm Oil
    Business

    Plummeting palm oil demands amid COVID need ‘fair and lovely’ packaging

    29 Jun 2020 6:20 AM IST
    We can shun China all we like, but remember India’s just its alter ego
    Opinion

    We can shun China all we like, but remember India’s just its alter ego

    24 Jun 2020 12:22 PM IST
    Bamboo can help Delhi retain its air quality gains due to lockdown
    News

    Bamboo can help Delhi retain its air quality gains due to lockdown

    19 Jun 2020 6:30 AM IST
    How Centre’s agri ordinances will hit state revenues, Punjab the hardest
    Analysis

    How Centre’s agri ordinances will hit state revenues, Punjab the hardest

    8 Jun 2020 6:30 AM IST
    Needed: Ecosystem approach to help farmers reap agri reforms benefits
    Analysis

    Needed: Ecosystem approach to help farmers reap agri reforms benefits

    4 Jun 2020 6:30 AM IST
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