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Agriculture Industry
Why Toxic Pesticides That Killed 3 Farmers In 2 Months Are Still In Use In Maharashtraedit
Rekha Madavi, 45, did not know the name of the pesticide her husband, Rushi, 55, had been spraying on their cotton crop. All their pesticide containers had been seized by the police for examination.
Fertiliser shortage hits paddy cropedit
Still, the district is facing severe shortage of rainfall and majority farmers were cultivating paddy with borewells and other water sources. Now, a deficient rainfall of 51 per cent occurred indicating bleak future of farming activity this year. The normal rainfall from June 1 during southwest monsoon is 441 mm, but it occurred only 215 mm till now.
Air quality in Delhi dips, may worsen over weekendedit
Air quality in the national capital dipped Saturday morning with PM 10 level at 267 and PM 2.5 level at 226, both in ‘Poor’ category on Air Quality Index (AQI), at Lodhi Road.
How Krishi Vigyan Kendra is helping farmers to avoid stubble burningedit
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Booh village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, under the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University of Ludhiana and supported by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Atari zone 1, has been working with farmers in the region to impart technical knowledge and promote agricultural technologies. Balwinder Kumar, deputy director of KVK, tells Ishani Duttagupta about the different programmes the kendra uses to help farmers avoid stubble burning. ..
Technology in Agriculture
Straw burning: IIT Ropar steps in to provide low cost solutionedit
With the government and the state farmers locked in a stalemate over bearing the cost of stubble management, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has stepped in to provide a low cost stubble management solution by developing a machine that can pay for its operational cost by collecting stubble that can be sold for various purposes.
SAD seeks CBI probe into purchase of farm machinery by govtedit
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Friday demanded a CBI probe into the purchase of machinery for managing paddy straw by the Congress government, alleging that the farm equipment had been purchased at nearly “double” the market rate.