It is unlikely that India will have another drought next year; three years in a row has never happened before, but with extreme events increasing due to climate change, you never know. If we don't wake up now then, God forbid, people will leave farming to become labourers at railways stations.

Ashok Gulati

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The decision of the government to override contracts signed by private entities sends a negative signal when the prime minister is going around the world seeking private investment.

business

Every year, a large amount of funds allocated for irrigation lie unutilized and that's because of lethargy, red tape, inept administration and a lack of political will.

world

It should come as ... a wakeup call for India, which has to feed more than a billion mouths, india now doesn't have the luxury to sit on the issue of GM. It just needs to take this bold and decisive step.

environment

The whole government machinery became complacent. by Ashok Gulati

The whole government machinery became complacent.

environment

Even if we assume that there won't be any contraction, the agriculture sector can't grow beyond 2 percent in the 2015/16 fiscal year.

environment