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Agriculture Industry
Drought brings down rabi crop area by 40% in 2018-19edit
File photo of Maharashtra dought PUNE: Agricultural department data has revealed that acreage of almost all crops in Maharashtra has significantly dropped because of the drought situation in the state as the rabi sowing season ended in January.
Agrarian crisis: Direct transfer more efficient, effective than input subsidiesedit
The government subsidises agriculture in a number of ways. It provides direct subsidy through fixation of minimum support price for essential crops and purchase of machinery, drip and sprinkler irrigation under various centrally-sponsored schemes. The indirect subsidy is extended through provision of inputs such as irrigation, fertiliser and power at prices much below their cost of production.
Sustainable agriculture, ‘more crop per drop’ should be mantra: Vice Presidentedit
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on February 11 emphasised on the importance of sustainable agriculture as a part of sustainable development and said more efficient systems of irrigation with “more crop per drop” mantra should be used .
Make PM-KISAN in line with KALIA, CM writes to Modiedit
Welcoming the newly-announced PM Kisan, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include share croppers, landless labourers and vulnerable agricultural households under the scheme.
Sustainable agriculture, ‘more crop per drop’ should be mantra: Vice Presidentedit
Vice President Venkaiah NaiduMonday emphasised on the importance of sustainable agriculture as a part of sustainable development and said more efficient systems of irrigation with “more crop per drop” mantra should be used . Speaking at the inauguration of the three-day World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 here, he said, “There is a need to make use of the endless possibilities of biotechnology and nanotechnology to develop a range of green products, including nano-fertilisers.”
Ground Report: What Farmers Had to Say About Modi Govt’s Income Support Schemeedit
Madan Pal Singh is a small farmer with five acres of land in Amarpur, a small village about 40 kilometres from the main town of Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh. He is unimpressed with the Narendra Modi-led Central government’s recent announcement that it will provide Rs 6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers
NITI Aayog’s Ramesh Chand Nominated for Top Post at UN’s Food Agriculture Organisationedit
NITI Aayog member, Ramesh Chand has been nominated by the government for the coveted position of the Director General of the United Nation’s (UN) Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Crop Warning: Agriculture Department Cautions Wheat Farmers on Fungal Diseaseedit
The Agriculture Department has cautioned farmers to check the wheat crop regularly as yellow rust may hit the crop in mid-February. There is expectation of a steep hike in day temperature in the coming days.
Yogi Government sanctions two biofuel projects worth Rs. 800 croreedit
ShivOm Dayal Energies (P) Ltd., is setting up two biofuel projects worth Rs 800 Crore. The two biofuel plants will be set up in the districts of Saharanpur and Bijnor. The UP government in its cabinet meeting held on 7th February 2019, approved the two second-generation ethanol plants which will incur an investment of INR 400 crore each. The state government will also offer the company with facilities including stamp duty waiver, capital subsidy as well as SGST rebate.
Budget
Like Interim Budget 2019, state budgets focus on agriculture and unemploymentedit
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced the interim budget for 2019, setting the tone for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with a direct benefit transfer plan for the distressed farmers and sops for middle-class taxpayers. Similarly, states have also released ‘pro-people’ budgets that focus on the agrarian crises, unemployment and women empowerment.
Stubble Burning
Rampur residents vow to curb stubble burningedit
Residents of Rampur village today vowed to shun stubble burning. Villagers made a resolve in the presence of officials of the Agriculture Department, members of cooperative society, sarpanch and panches, among others.
Punjab signs MoU to check stubble burningedit
In a bid to check stubble burning and boost the renewable energy sector in the state, the Punjab government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Virgo Corporation for a Rs 630-crore bio-fuel project.