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    Vivian Fernandes
    About the AuthorVivian Fernandes
    Vivian Fernandes is a former journalist and blogs at www.smartindianagriculture.com.
      Bio-fortified rice or reconstituted fortified rice?
      Videos

      Bio-fortified rice or reconstituted fortified rice?

      27 May 2022 8:40 PM IST
      New genome-editing norms ambiguous, unhelpful: Geneticist Deepak Pental
      Videos

      New genome-editing norms ambiguous, unhelpful: Geneticist Deepak Pental

      18 May 2022 8:58 PM IST
      Podcast: Govt shifting burden onto farmers with wheat export ban
      Podcast

      Podcast: 'Govt shifting burden onto farmers with wheat export ban'

      16 May 2022 3:09 PM IST
      Carbon Credits For Climate-Smart Agriculture
      Videos

      Carbon Credits For 'Climate-Smart' Agriculture

      9 May 2022 8:44 PM IST
      Cooking oil, oil, palm oil
      Podcast

      Podcast: Why Indonesia's palm oil export ban is not likely to last long

      2 May 2022 3:37 PM IST
      Sri Lankan economy recovers
      Opinion

      With imprudent policies, India can get closer to an economic crisis like Sri Lanka

      14 April 2022 11:02 AM IST
      Pulling out of NPS is fiscally imprudent; other states might emulate Rajasthan
      Opinion

      Pulling out of NPS is fiscally imprudent; other states might emulate Rajasthan

      5 March 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Hybrid law? Govt is stern with GM crop innovators, but lax with farmers growing them
      Analysis

      Hybrid law? Govt is stern with GM crop innovators, but lax with farmers growing them

      27 Feb 2022 6:14 PM IST
      Indian Inc pays lip service to diversity and inclusion. Real change is hard
      Analysis

      Indian Inc pays lip service to diversity and inclusion. Real change is hard

      16 Feb 2022 1:56 PM IST
      protein mung
      Science

      Scientists stumble upon traits that boost chickpea production, make it climate-smart

      17 Nov 2021 6:30 AM IST
      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
      India

      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
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