For a man who will inherit vast tracts of fertile farmland in Punjab, India's grain bowl, Jaswinder Singh made what seemed to him a logical career move -- he took a job with a telecoms company in New Delhi. "I can't go back to the village after an M.B.A. Delhi has more money, better quality of life. The job is more satisfying, and you don't depend on the weather or...

Sugar, to mix one’s metaphors, is heading for a perfect storm. And this is being made because of our own policies. By the year-end, retail prices of sugar in Delhi and Mumbai may cross the Rs 40 per kg barrier — an almost 150 per cent increase in less than 15 months. And no, you can’t blame climate change or monsoon failures for this. So, what triggered the sugar crisis? In...

A simple vegetarian fare of dal, rice, vegetables and chapattis is costing you more every month. Prices of vegetables have almost doubled in the last two months while pulses and foodgrain are costing 25 per cent more. Lady's finger that was available for Rs 28 a kg a fortnight ago now costs Rs 40 a kg. Capsicum is up to Rs 70 a kg from Rs 40 a kg while prices of...

खास बात • राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर हुई कुल आत्महत्याओं में किसान-आत्महत्याओं का प्रतिशत साल 1996 में 15.6% , साल 2002 में 16.3%  साल 2006 में 14.4% , साल 2009 में 13.7%  तथा साल 2010 में 11.9% तथा साल 2011 में 10.3% रहा है। # • राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर हुई कुल आत्महत्याओं में किसान-आत्महत्याओं का प्रतिशत साल 2014 में 9.4%,साल 2015 में 9.43%, साल 2016 में 8.7%, साल 2017 में 8.2%, साल 2018 में 7.69% रहा है। • 2018...