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Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
The Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) has not recommended any increase in the MSP of wheat for 2013-2014 crop
Ministry officials want co-ordination committee approval before taking draft to Cabinet
Area under kharif crops just 125,000 ha less than normal
Rain deficit half of June-end level reservoirs up from 16% to 51%
Likely to peg the sector's growth for 12th five-year Plan at 9.2%, despite 0.7% contraction in June quarter
Propsal to keep a tab on the quality of services offered in private and government hospitals
Sowing needs to pick up in the remaining fortnight
Interveiw with Director General, IMD
While controversy has dogged it, the transnational agritech group has been beavering away with some success to grow here