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China Elected Food and Agriculture Organisation Head, India Withdrawsedit
China’s Qu Dongyu has been elected the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) – a race from which India withdrew its candidate earlier this month. Qu won the election held in Rome during the 41st session of the FAO Conference on Sunday by polling 108 votes. He defeated France’s Catherine Geslain-Laneelle, who got 71 votes, and Georgia’s Davit Kirvalidze, who received only 12.
Climate Change In India Will Soon Become Critical, Scientist Warnsedit
“Climate change in India will soon become critical.” That is the warning delivered by NH Ravindranath, the scientist who is tasked with preparing the first national study on the impacts of climate change, even as he describes how unprepared India is in terms of data and planning. Climate change is likely to make rainfall erratic, lead to rising seas and make extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods and heat waves.
Opinion | A water exchange system could prompt efficient usageedit
Indians are facing a crippling water shortage and the government has not adequately responded to the situation. Illegal water mafias have emerged, profiting from the distress of the poor, while offering just enough water at exorbitant prices to get through another day. The solution to better manage water and prevent these local water mafias is to introduce water markets in India in a more systematic way.
Budget 2019 | Revitalising agriculture should be priority: FICCIedit
Before the Budget on July 05, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has submitted a set of recommendations to the Centre. Priority should be given to revitalise the agriculture sectorthrough increased investments in irrigation (including micro-irrigation), strengthen the agricultural supply chain to reduce wastage, and better prices for farmers.
Budget 2019 | Addressing poverty and agriculture concerns in the budgetedit
The Union Budget 2019-20 will be presented on July 5 and the foremost challenge before the new government is to initiate measures that spur economic growth. An equally important task is to generate employment and, hence, accelerate the pace of poverty reduction. The uproar on job creation triggered following the NSSO periodic labour force survey, which showed the unemployment rate in the country at a 45-year high of 6.1 percent during 2017-18.