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A dal ache: What we lose when lentils go missing from our plate

India, Nov. 1 -- A fertiliser subsidy is not usually considered part of national health policy. Perhaps it should be. Because cheap urea, alongside cheaper irrigation and guaranteed procurement, chang... Read More


A dal ache: What we lose when lentils go missing from our plate

India, Oct. 31 -- A fertiliser subsidy is not usually considered part of national health policy. Perhaps it should be. Because cheap urea, alongside cheaper irrigation and guaranteed procurement, ch... Read More


U-turn: The high cost of cheap urea

India, Oct. 4 -- From the comfort of a full stomach, it seems churlish to complain about urea. So, let me acknowledge that without Messrs Haber and Bosch's gift of synthetic urea half of humanity woul... Read More


Never a dal moment: Mridula Ramesh writes on the origins of pulses

India, Sept. 4 -- Nitrogen is remarkable. That breath you just took is four-fifths nitrogen, but the gas does pretty much nothing to you or for you. Nitrogen in the air is essentially unavailable to ... Read More