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Topic: Agriculture

A super voracious moth has arrived in India

M. Sreelata -
The moth can fly long distances overnight to attack maize and a variety of valuable crops such as cotton, rice etc.

How India can become global drone technology leader with new policy

Timothy Reuter -
India can show the world how drone technology can be used to bring about socially impactful services in agriculture and public health.

To stop rupee dive, India needs to move labour away from agriculture

TN Ninan -
Almost any movement of labour to non-agricultural activity — like construction or serving tourists — will translate into productivity gain.

Haridwar to Delhi: On route to protest, farmers slept on road, cooked in makeshift kitchens

Kritika Sharma -
Angry farmers, on the road for 13 days, say they have left behind produce, farms and cattle to protest in Delhi as they are unhappy with Modi government.

New procurement policy will allow states to rope in private players to ensure MSP to farmers

PTI -
The cabinet headed by PM Modi has approved a new procurement policy to ensure minimum support price to farmers.

GDP growth of 8.2% surpasses expectations, but agriculture prices a cause of concern

Soumya Kanti Ghosh -
Farm loan waivers may actually dis-incentivise banks from lending to agriculture in the long-term.

A super voracious moth has arrived in India

M. Sreelata -
The moth can fly long distances overnight to attack maize and a variety of valuable crops such as cotton, rice etc. 

Modi’s MSP increase to have limited impact as govt buys only a third of rice, wheat output

Ruhi Tewari -
Data shows every year only one third of total rice and wheat produced is procured by the govt, thus limiting benefits of hiked MSP.

Kerala floods show how Modi’s got his spending priorities all wrong

Anjani Trivedi -
Govt spend on water resources is five times lower than on farmers’ credit, crop insurance. Of this, only 3% is spent on flood management.

How India is employing drone tech — from fields and films to rail and mining

Kaveesha Kohli -
Report suggests the UAV industry in India will reach Rs 6,257 crore by 2021; drones likely to open up job avenues.
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Opinion

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Tina Das -
Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

Nadda is wrong. PM Modi has made BJP ‘capable’ but it can’t do without RSS yet

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India needs a Modi vs Rahul Gandhi debate. It will challenge govt, reveal Opposition’s plans

Economy

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

Spencer Feingold -
The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

Defence

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

Smruti Deshpande -
India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

National Interest

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Shekhar Gupta -
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?

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