Weather experts around the world are foreseeing a strong El Niño in 2014. In India, these developments are feared to … the 1980s, all the six droughts faced by India were in El Niño years but not all El Niño years led to drought situations … timing of El Niño developments in a year and its relation with monsoon rains. We construct an India specific El Niño (ISEL …

Government of India in the form of minimum support price. Livestock development has not achieved its potential because of …

, and products have contributed to the growth of agriculture, globally and in developing countries including India and … that have emerged globally and in India in particular, and their increasing impact on the agricultural sector. The … local conditions in India are captured. The study also looks into the policy and institutional reforms that will catalyze …

per annum, which is the highest growth rate registered in agriculture by any major state of India over a ten year period … a lesson worth learning for many states of India who are struggling to get their agriculture moving. In this paper, we … contributed to robust agricultural growth in the state and discuss the lessons that can be drawn for many other states of India …