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Agriculture Industry
Eliminating Crop Burning Could Save India $152.9 Bil Over 5 Years: New Studyedit
A new study has found that in north India, as crop burning increases, so do acute respiratory infections – the risk of these infections actually becomes three-fold. In fact, when rice farmers in the region start burning their fields, the concentration of particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Delhi spikes 20 times beyond the World Health Organisation’s safe threshold.
We are preparing new schemes to change agri sectoredit
Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that the state government is preparing new schemes to revolutionize agriculture sector. He further mentioned that the farmers and agriculture sector will not be allowed to become weak in Madhya Pradesh.
Kisan Mela to be inaugurated at P’nagar on March 7edit
The Kisan Mela organised by the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) will be inaugurated by chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on March 7 in Pantnagar.
Govt brings transport scheme to boost agri exports; to reimburse freight cost through DBTedit
The government Tuesday introduced a scheme for providing financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture products with a view to boosting export of farm commodities to certain countries in Europe and North America.
Organic certification centres for farm produce to come up in all districts in Tamil Naduedit
The directorate of seed and organic certification under the department of agriculture has sent a proposal to set up organic certification centres in all the districts to streamline the process of organic farming and marketing in the state. Officials said the proposal was sent to the government last week.
Govt brings transport scheme to boost agri exports; to reimburse freight cost through DBTedit
The government Tuesday introduced a scheme for providing financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture products with a view to boosting export of farm commodities to certain countries in Europe and North America. Under the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme, the government would reimburse a certain portion of freight charges and provide assistance for marketing of agricultural produce.
Farmers wait for ‘acche din’ as agriculture growth slows down to 2.7%edit
Indian agriculture, which has been reeling under distress for long, shows little sign of improvement. The agricultural output in the economy grew by only 2.7 per cent in Q3 of FY19 from 4.6 per cent in the Q2 of FY19. With rising farmer’s protest such as Delhi Kisan Protest and Maharashtra Long March, and farmer suicides in the country, the issue is staring in the face of the government for a speedy solution, as India nears general election 2019.
India’s farm, marine exports to be hit by US trade action: exporters’ bodyedit
India’s exports of farm, marine and handicraft products to the United States could be hit by the US plans to end a preferential trade treatment to the country in the next two months, an official at India’s main exporters’ body said on Tuesday.
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India loses $30 billion annually due to air pollution from stubble burningedit
Air pollution due to crop residue burning in northern India causes an estimated economic loss of $30 billion annually, and is a leading risk factor of acute respiratory infections, especially among children, according to a study unveiled Monday. Researchers from the US-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and partner institutes found that living in districts with air pollution from intense crop residue burning (CRB) is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection (ARI), particularly in children less than five years of age.
Economic cost of stubble burning is Rs 2 lakh crore a year, reveals studyedit
The economic cost of exposure to air pollution from stubble burning in north India has been pegged at $30 billion, or nearly Rs 2 lakh crore, annually for Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.