The Indian Express

The chief minister also defended the Centre’s demonetisation decision. Claiming that the demonetisation would prove advantageous to the unorganised sectors and farmers by protecting them against exploitation from the rich and powerful, he said, “Economic reforms are linked to the social upliftment of the poor. Maharashtra will be a leading state in the fight against corruption and in bringing greater transparency to the system.”

The Pioneer

Moving one step further towards making the State cashless within no time, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday told farmers to use cashless ways of transactions in their further financial activities. Speaking on the occasion of Cashless Jharkhand Krishak Samvad, the Chief Minister also announced a number of pro-poor measures for farmer fraternity of the State, including those in poultry farming, fisheries, dairy products, honey bee farming and allied farming businesses.

Bangalore Mirror

Studies have shown that soils in many parts of the country, including Karnataka, suffer from widespread multiple nutritional deficiencies (ranging from 18 to 100 per cent). This is a major constraint in improving crop yields. To address this issue, soil-health mapping was done in Karnataka, which provided the status of location-specific nutrient deficiencies. Based on these deficiencies, the national agricultural research system made crop- and site-specific nutrient recommendations.

Nagaland Post

National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI), Co-operative Field Project, Kohima in collaboration with Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd, New Delhi organised a programme on “promoting women agri & allied co-operative societies” of Kohima district at NCUI project office Kohima on December 5.

Hindustan Times

Nek Singh Khokh fears he might wilt, just the way the saplings in his sprawling nursery might. Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his demonetisation plan, scrapping big denomination currency to drain the economy of black money and counterfeits, Khokh has been struggling to pay labourers to tend to his saplings.