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Salt-resistant fertilizer kindles farmers’ hopesedit
Farmers in coastal regions whose farmlands have been ravaged by salinity ingress can expect some breather. Using biotechnology, scientists at Junagadh Agriculture University (JAU) have developed a new fertilizer which can actually reverse the salinity and turn the soil fertile again. The fertilizer has been made using halophiles, the ‘salt-loving’ organisms that are found aplenty in the saline environment.
Govt transfers 1st tranche of ₹2,000 to over 2 crore farmers under PM-Kisanedit
The Centre has transferred the first instalment of₹2,000 each to over 2 crore farmers so far under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Wednesday.
Govt so far gives 1st tranche of Rs 2,000 to over 2 cr farmers under PM-Kisan: Agri Minedit
The Centre has transferred the first instalment of Rs 2,000 each to over 2 crore farmers so far under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Wednesday.
Seminar on rural distress focus on raising dignity of farmingedit
Rural distress is one of the important concerns of policy-makers in India. To discuss this issue, the PG Department of Public Administration, Utkal University, in association with World Bank-Odisha Higher Education Program for Excellence and Equity (WB-OHEPEE) organised a national seminar on the topic ‘Rural Distress in India: Policy Concerns’ at DDCE Conference hall Wednesday.
Agri MSME other sectors to benefit from NABARD’s institutional loans Gehlotedit
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday said various sectors including agriculture and MSMEs would benefit from the institutional loan scheme of NABARD in 2019-20.
Agriculte Minister seeks farmers’ inputs for improving farm sectoredit
After launching the ‘Kisan ke Mann ki Baat’ initiative here, he said that he held the first round of discussions with farmers, who include representatives from farmers’ unions, farmer producer organisations (FPO), and agriculture scientists here.
Scheme to help farm product exporters launchededit
The Department of Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has notified a scheme for Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products.
Distress mitigation: Pharmacies for the farmedit
The recently announced Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN), which provides structured income support to farmers, will benefit more than 12 crore farmers across the country. As is common with initiatives of such scale, there has been ample criticism. A section of critics believes that the quantum of income support promised is insufficient to alleviate farmer distress. Some have argued that it helps only those farmers who own agriculture land.
Parliament must focus on agrarian crisisedit
Experts, including journalist Palagummi Sainath and noted academicians, discussed rural distress in India and policy concerns at a two-day national seminar organised by the public administration department of Utkal University here on Wednesday.
Future for kisans through futuresedit
Farmers are the backbone of India’s agricultural and rural landscape. It’s an irony, therefore, that while the country’s agriculture sector has grown leaps and bounds since Independence, the same cannot be said about the condition of its farmers.
Arunachalee farmers, FPCs interact with international importersedit
The farmers and the members of Farmers Producers Companies (FPCs) of Arunachal Pradesh interacted directly with overseas importers during the Export Promotion Conference and International Buyer-Seller meet on agricultural products of North East Region at Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday.
Kochi: Banks to extend moratorium on farmers’ loans till December 31edit
In a major relief to farmers across the state, the State-Level Bankers Committee has in principle accepted the government decision to extend the moratorium on farmers’ loans for both agriculture and non-agriculture till December 31. The proposal put forward by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the SLBC meeting here on Wednesday will be forwarded to the RBI for ratification.
Stubble Burning
Opinion | The suffocation that India needs to avertedit
The country’s cities are among the world’s most insufferable. With so little being done to address the clear and present danger of pollution, the economy might eventually suffer too
Crop burning’s deadly harvest: Air pollution costing India $30 billion annually in disease burdenedit
Part of Delhi’s winter asphyxia can be attributed to crop residue burning in Punjab and Haryana, various studies have shown. A new study by researchers from the University of Washington, the Oklahoma State University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) pegs the cost of crop residue burning at $30 billion annually, by raising the risk of suffering acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) for those who suffer exposure in greater doses vis-a-vis those who are exposed to other sources of outdoor pollution but a much smaller degree of crop residue burning. The study found that the frequency of reported ARI in Haryana was strongly correlated with the number of daily fires (mostly from crop burning) recorded for ...
STUBBLE BURNING COSTING INDIA $152.9 BILLION IN HEALTH EXPENSES OVER FIVE YEARS: STUDYedit
As rice farmers in North India begin burning their fields in late September and October each year, the particulate pollution in Delhi’s air spikes 20 times above safe levels prescribed by the World Health Organisation. A new report claims that over five years, crop burning could cost India an estimated value of $152.9 billion in healthcare expenditure.
Why Short-Term Measures Won’t Address Punjab’s Agricultural Distressedit
The blockade of the Amritsar-Delhi rail route by farmers protesting under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee near the Jandiala town stranded thousands of passengers as nearly two dozen trains were cancelled on Tuesday.