Agri-Business

For a country with half the population dependent on agriculture, India does not have a visionary agricultural policy document that charts out the course of action towards food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient farming, and environment-friendly agriculture, writes Ram Kaundinya at TheHinduBusinessLine.com. For populous countries like India, agricultural security is as important as national security. We do not have a well-articulated plan that is accepted by all political parties and all the States. It is important to create such a document. If all can come together for GST, why not for agriculture? An agricultural council, on the lines of the GST Council, should be formed.

The Hindu Business Line

India has set a target to double farm exports by 2022 from the current level of $30 billion and subsequently increase exports to $100 billion over the following years. India needs to ensure that the importance of the WTO is not diminished and start re-engaging with regional and global trade blocks to achieve its farm-export target of $100 billion over the next few years, said an expert on Thursday.

ET Energy world

The government has published the guidelines for the implementation of Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme for installation of solar pumps and grid-connected solar power plants by farmers.Under the scheme, the government has planned to develop decentralized solar energy and other renewable energy generation plants of capacity up to 2 Megawatt (MW). This would enable savings in transmission system requirement and also bring down T&D losses. The government will continue to implement large scale solar power projects in order to achieve its target of 100 Gigawatt (GW) from solar energy by 2022.

‘Telangana Today

Industry body CII will enhance its advocacy channels to ensure that Telangana continues to remain the investment destination. It will particularly focus on enhancing as well as creating employment opportunities in manufacturing, services and agriculture, according D Raju, the newly elected chairman of CII Telangana.

Financial Express

India’s water woes have been a familiar story for some years now. And yet, the fact that they continue to worsen speaks volumes about the policy apathy. The latest report on global water scarcity by WaterAid estimates that a billion Indians live with strained access to water during at least one part of the year, while 600 million live in areas of high- to extreme-water stress. The report terms this India’s worst water crisis ever. At 3,000 litres (including the water used in manufacturing of different products, or ‘virtual’ water) per person per day, India’s water footprint is less than 40% of the US, the worst per capita water guzzler. Also, India sources 97% of its water ...

CNBC TV 18

Rice export prices in India rose to their highest level in more than seven months as the rupee appreciated, denting demand, while trading companies in Vietnam increased domestic buying to fulfil new overseas deals.