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    Vivian Fernandes
    About the AuthorVivian Fernandes
    Vivian Fernandes is a former journalist and blogs at www.smartindianagriculture.com.
      Yamuna Biodiversity Park
      Delhi

      Why Delhi must convert Yamuna river into 22-km biodiversity stretch

      8 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?
      India

      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?

      17 April 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry
      Farm matters

      Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry

      4 March 2023 6:30 AM IST
      What India can learn from Odishas cultivation of hardy, nutritious millets
      Odisha

      What India can learn from Odisha's cultivation of hardy, nutritious millets

      22 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist
      Farm matters

      Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist

      19 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
      Budget 2023

      Impact of climate change on agriculture: Budget could have done more

      2 Feb 2023 9:58 AM IST
      Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert
      Budget 2023

      Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert

      29 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Pensions not alms: A case for Centre to raise payout to ₹500 a month
      Budget 2023

      'Pensions not alms': A case for Centre to raise payout to ₹500 a month

      20 Jan 2023 6:10 PM IST
      Poultry sector worried over diversion of maize to ethanol production
      Farm matters

      Poultry sector worried over diversion of maize to ethanol production

      8 Jan 2023 8:10 AM IST
      High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses
      Farm matters

      High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses

      29 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Rekha Sunil Kulkarni
      Business

      How Mann Deshi Bank, born out of audacity, makes rural women ‘bankable’

      19 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Microbial business thrives as farmers realise need to feed soil to feed crops
      Farm matters

      Microbial business thrives as farmers realise need to feed soil to feed crops

      13 Dec 2022 9:00 AM IST
      Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram
      Videos

      Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram

      5 Dec 2022 6:15 AM IST
      Microbial decomposers don’t avert straw burning; they only give leaders publicity
      Farm matters

      Microbial decomposers don’t avert straw burning; they only give leaders publicity

      28 Nov 2022 12:10 PM IST
      Farm fires will die out in 2-3 years: Punjab Agricultural University V-C
      Farm matters

      Farm fires will die out in 2-3 years: Punjab Agricultural University V-C

      25 Nov 2022 6:00 AM IST
      Centre allows commercial cultivation of GM mustard, Indias first GM food crop
      Farm matters

      Centre allows commercial cultivation of GM mustard, India's first GM food crop

      26 Oct 2022 8:51 PM IST
      Australia has allowed GM mustard; will India clear Delhi University variety?
      Farm matters

      Australia has allowed GM mustard; will India clear Delhi University variety?

      25 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Sex scent mating dispensers curtail pink borer damage to cotton
      Farm matters

      Sex scent mating dispensers curtail pink borer damage to cotton

      3 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Yara PM-BJP fertiliser scheme
      Business

      Dealing with PM-BJP 'hijab' on fertilisers: Yara India executive explains

      26 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Distrust of govt preventing formal tenancies in Andhra despite the reassurance of a 2019 Act
      Videos

      Distrust of govt preventing formal tenancies in Andhra despite the reassurance of a 2019 Act

      15 Sept 2022 6:10 PM IST
      Govt distrust preventing formal tenancies in AP despite reassurance of 2019 Act
      Andhra Pradesh

      Govt distrust preventing formal tenancies in AP despite reassurance of 2019 Act

      12 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      India dairy industry
      Business

      Development or profit focus? The way ahead for India's dairy sector

      22 Aug 2022 6:30 AM IST
      potato,Pepsi
      India

      Litigation on PepsiCo's wafer-quality potato: What farmers' rights expert says

      6 Aug 2022 6:29 AM IST
      Farmer leaders citing old study to block reforms: NITI-Aayog’s Ramesh Chand
      Analysis

      Farmer leaders citing old study to block reforms: NITI-Aayog’s Ramesh Chand

      1 Aug 2022 6:30 AM IST
      COVID boosted demand for medicinal herbs: Daburs procurement chief
      Business

      COVID boosted demand for medicinal herbs: Dabur's procurement chief

      26 July 2022 6:27 AM IST
      Farmer producer cos must chase need, not govt targets: Sahyadri FPC
      Farm matters

      Farmer producer cos must chase need, not govt targets: Sahyadri FPC

      12 July 2022 6:30 AM IST
      India must trim fertiliser use for fiscal, environmental sustainability: Expert
      Farm matters

      India must trim fertiliser use for fiscal, environmental sustainability: Expert

      30 Jun 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Venture capitalists finding value in Indian agri-tech start-ups: Omnivore
      Business

      Venture capitalists finding value in Indian agri-tech start-ups: Omnivore

      22 Jun 2022 6:30 AM IST
      ramesh chand
      Business

      India self-reliant in cereals; should halve oil import: NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand

      13 Jun 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Is there life after Bt cotton?
      Interviews

      Is there life after Bt cotton?

      7 Jun 2022 9:00 PM IST
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