Best of BS Opinion: Improving farm support, the coal shortage, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday.

The initial government estimates suggest kharif grain output this year would hit another record. A higher output should ideally result in higher income for households engaged in farming. But market realities and subsistence farming don’t necessarily make a large number of such households significantly better off even after a bumper crop. Our edit argues why the sector needs a more focused approach. Read here...

The unexpected surge in electricity demand after the second wave of the pandemic caught Coal India Ltd unawares and the shortage