The Tribune

With the weather turning favourable, paddy harvesting has picked up in the district. And along with harvesting, the cases of stubble burning have also started coming to light.

The Tribune

A total of 10 farmers have been fined for burning paddy stubble in the district. Of them, three have been booked.

The Chief Agriculture Officer, Harinderjit Singh, said on Tuesday a fine of Rs2,500 was imposed on Kashmir Singh and Nirmal Singh of Sakianwala in Khadur Sahib block. He said both farmers paid the fine on the spot.

The Tribune

Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare and Panchayati Raj, on Tuesday emphasised the ill effects of stubble burning and urged the farming community to shun the practice.

The Times of India

The aim of organising the Global Agriculture and Food Summit in Ranchi is to double the farmers’ income by 2022 and to project Jharkhand as a food processing hub in eastern India, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said Tuesday. Jharkhand as a part of its endeavour to develop agriculture sector in the state and with a view to provide a focused platform to the prospective investors in the agriculture and food processing sector is organising the summit in Ranchi on November 29-30. In the run-up to the summit, the state government organised a road show in the national capital on Tuesday. It was led by Das. “Das expressed his gratitude to all the dignitaries and talked ...

Business Standard

Banks should target agriculture, tourism, horticulture and services sector for increasing the credit-deposit ratio and ensuring all-round development, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Tuesday.