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Sayantan Bera

National Writer

Sayantan is National Editor at Mint and part of its long story team. He writes on food and nutrition, agriculture, environment, and the rural economy. He holds a Masters and M.Phil. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

ARTICLES BY SAYANTAN BERA

A massive $2.4 trillion a year is required for poor and emerging economies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia

2 min read . 11 Nov 2024

An anti-smog gun in operation at the Kartavya Path, New Delhi, on 27 October. (PTI)

‘Severe’ air is coming. Here’s the X-factor behind Delhi’s winter poison

9 min read . 28 Oct 2024

A file photo of a sugar factory in Bhilai, India. (Bloomberg)

Ethanol blending: The good, the bad and the googlies

9 min read . 17 Oct 2024

Data shows that the share of rural women working in agriculture rose from 71% of all rural female workers in 2018-19 to 77% in 2023-24.

Workers flocking to farms: what’s behind the data?

2 min read . 09 Oct 2024

People riding bulldozers campaign ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections in Nuh district on 24 September. (PTI)

Will BJP or Congress, Modi or Rahul, win the Haryana assembly election?

12 min read . 30 Sep 2024

Data on kharif sowing shows that this year, farmers have planted a larger area with rice and oilseeds compared to the five-year-average.

Will farm trade policy tweaks lift farmer incomes?

2 min read . 18 Sep 2024

Micro Amul: Are farmer-run companies the next big idea in Indian agriculture?

10 min read . 17 Sep 2024

These are not 100% millet buns. Millets—Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Proso and Kodo—make up 22% of the buns. (Photo: Mint)

Millets are good. But is a millet burger healthy?

2 min read . 12 Sep 2024

A file photo of women planting paddy saplings in a field at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, West Bengal. Softening prices of rice, the main Kharif crop, will come as a relief for the government, which has been struggling to cool food prices. (PTI)

Weather forecast: Stormy skies and lower food prices on the horizon

10 min read . 01 Sep 2024

The tur dal in your sambar may have been grown in distant East Africa or closer home in Myanmar. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

Brace yourself, climate crisis is coming for your sambar

9 min read . 04 Aug 2024

India runs the world’s biggest free food programme which supplies 5 kg cereals to over 810 million people every month. Other schemes such as school meals offer a more nutritious diet but it varies from state to state. (Mint)

Mint Primer | Fewer Indians are going hungry. But are they eating healthy?

2 min read . 01 Aug 2024

109 high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 crops will be released for cultivation. (Arun Dev Jasrotia )

Budget 2024: Top priority to crop productivity and climate resilience

4 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Despite the importance accorded to research in the budget speech, the monetary allocation appears muted. (Image: Pixabay)

Budget 2024: Agri-research? Yes, but where is the money?

2 min read . 23 Jul 2024

Tomato and vegetable prices: According to the ministry data, the pan-India retail price of tomato is at ₹65.21/kg on average. (Amit Dave/Reuters)

Hidden in plain sight: New food inflation data

3 min read . 17 Jul 2024

People wade through a waterlogged road near Sarai Kale Khan area in New Delhi after heavy rain on 28 June (PTI)

Frying pan, wetland, gas chamber: Is it time for you to leave Delhi?

11 min read . 11 Jul 2024

The monsoon season (June to September) brings in 75% of India’s annual rainfall, watering crops, filling reservoirs and boosting farm income and consumer demand.

Mint Primer: Ever seen the rain? The price of a truant monsoon

2 min read . 26 Jun 2024

Workers pack pre-mature Dasheri mangoes, which are less sweet and fragrant, at an orchard in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. (Sayantan Bera/Mint)

Mango: King in India, no kingdom abroad

11 min read . 25 Jun 2024

The opposition INDIA alliance is likely to secure 233 seats, led by the Indian National Congress that nearly doubled its Parliament strength to 99 seats. (HT)

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: India heat wilts lotus, BJP stares at coalition govt

6 min read . 04 Jun 2024

The monsoon has set in over Kerala in southern India and already advanced into most parts of northeast India. (Photo: PTI)

Monsoon reaches Kerala two days ahead of schedule

2 min read . 31 May 2024

Farmers harvest wheat crop at a village, near the border, on the outskirts of Jammu, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (PTI)

Our daily bread’s getting hot. Can imports help?

2 min read . 29 May 2024