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Agriculture Industry
31,14,789 Metric Tonne Paddy Procured So Far: Minister Dasburmaedit
More than 30 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured by the Odisha government at mandis across the State so far this season and Rs 4,579 crore has been deposited in bank account of farmers for the procurement, said Supplies Minister Sanjay Dasburma on Saturday.
Bumper wheat yield anticipated in Punjabedit
Conducive weather conditions in the country’s key wheat-producing State of Punjab are likely to boost wheat output, easing concerns about the adverse impact of unusual warm weather raised earlier. Dr. R.S. Gill, head, Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, stated that cloudy weather without rainfall is highly favourable for the development of aphids, and farmers need to be cautious about it.
Technology in Agriculture
Arunachal students develop solar paddy harvesteredit
The final year automobile engineering students of Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic here, have developed a low cost, lightweight, environment-friendly manually operated solar paddy harvester (MOSPH) suitable for small farmers. The model has been developed under the guidance of in-charge, head of department, D Devarasiddappa.