Rains in 2013 would definitely be better than last year - IMD forecasts normal monsoon this year

Any fruit crop is perennial in nature and takes a minimum of three years after planting to bear the first fruits. Quality planting material key to better productivity in orchards

‘State government encouraging farm mechanisation’ - Make better use of subsidy on agriculture tools: Collector

Communicating a powerful mindset and displaying confidence is what employers look for - How to land that job when you think you can’t

Seeking to explain why its projections on GDP growth and current account deficit (CAD) for 2012-13 went awry - Policy inertia and not low investments that stalled economic progress

New power plants could source imported coal from CIL on ‘cost-plus’ basis - Coal price pooling shelved

Clearence of oil blocks frees up $4.61 bn investment - CCI nod to 13 power projects,25 oil blocks

A price index for agri commodities: A Business Standardand Indicus Analytics initiative - Indicus price monitor

THE INDIAN automobile sector is going through some tough times - STATSGURU: What ails India’s beleaguered auto sector?

Dalit organisations dub the proposal as pro-landed - Uncertainty over move to link NREGS to farm labour

While scaling down economic growth a bit, says retail price inflation will be in double digits in 2013 and 2014 - IMF pegs 2013 current a/c deficit at 4.9% of GDP

The core challenge of energy security is to build up domestic supply through clean coal and renewable sources - How to secure India’s energy

The discipline and practice of education has largely been circumscribed within discussions privileging its role and importance in the growth and development of a country’s social and economic status. - Tracing the trajectory of sociology of education

Lower inflation sparks rate-cut hopes while petrol, gold and a host of other items get cheaper - Inflation Drops Below 6%, Flash Mob Goes to RBI

THE SUGAR industry has been partially decontrolled, which means greater play for market factors - STATSGURU: India’s bitter-sweet sugarcane story

India’s manufacturing sector is in a mess. There is not enough investment and jobs are few. The labour cost-advantage is fast disappearing. What do you think has gone wrong? - ‘We are Slaves in Manufacturing... We Have to be Our Own Masters’

‘Zero-tillage’ farming can reduce the hazards of crop-residue burning - The smoking farmlands

Steady flow of sugar from foreign markets could keep a check on domestic price, due to import parity - Bullish outlook for sugar, cotton

THE INDIAN pharmaceutical sector is in the news,with generic makers (largely Indian) winning a series of administrative and judicial victories against patent-holders (all MNCs) - STATSGURU: Indian pharma is high on profit, low on R&D

Like many other countries, India should proactively assist indigenous firms to take advantage of drugs coming off patents over the next two years - Health Needs Intensive Care, Not a Quick Fix