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The absence of innovation in agriculture is the biggest impediment for Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardessai as he tries to revive the agriculture sector ensuring it becomes a major contributor to the growth of the primary sector in the State.

Business Standard

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have agreed to collaborate in the area of food and agriculture.

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India has the potential to cut 18% of its annual greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and livestock, reports a team of researchers from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre in the United Kingdom. The reduction potential represents 85.5 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. And half of this – equivalent to the emissions from 30 million cars in a year (at 10,000 km per car annually) – could be achieved by implementing just three measures at no cost: efficient use of fertiliser, adoption of zero-tillage and management of water used in rice irrigation.

Bloomberg Quint

In the decade to 2017, when India was hit by five droughts, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes, covering area more than 2,000 hectares of land, were completed, as per the Jan. 2019 audit report of the government’s Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program.

The Times of India

With the parliamentary and assembly elections in mind, the Haryana government has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 1,500 crore for the farmers and unregulated sector workers associated with agriculture and farming. Finance minister Capt Abhimanyu, has, however, left all guessing with in comes to schemes for allocation has been made.

The Economic Times

Government think-tank Niti Aayog will soon come out with a policy roadmap to promote alternative use of crop residue, which farmers continue to burn in the fields despite a ban in some states to curb air pollution.

State Times

Awareness programme on PM KISAN Samman Nidhi was held at the District Headquarter besides all Block Head Quarters. The programme was presided over by the District Development Commissioner Ramban Showkat Aijaz Bhat.