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Yahoo News

The Agriculture Land [ceiling and holding] Act was struck down by the various courts. But then the Nehru government included it in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution and now this cannot be challenged in any court. The fundamental rights are the soul of our Constitution and now these laws have been proved to be contradictory to them. The per capita holding of agricultural land in the world is increasing but only in India it is decreasing. If this trend is not stopped, Indian agriculture would not survive in the global competition. In view of the current developments in agricultural science, it has become necessary to attract the experts who can face ...

The Times of India

There has been a 25% rise in incidents of stubble fires in Punjab as compared to last year, but AQI being recorded at CAAQMS in the state reveals that the air quality across the state, barring Jalandhar, is still in moderate zone. The data puts Jalandhar in poor air quality bracket.

Patna Daily

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a hard-core proponent of ‘Rath Yatras’, a form of state-sponsored publicity machinery, on Sunday flagged off ‘Rabi Rath Yatra’ to spread awareness about the government’s various schemes intended to improve agriculture in the state and consequently, raise profit for the farming community.

Telangana Today

Governor of Telangana State, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday praised the Central and State governments for initiating schemes aimed at enhancing income to farmers. The Governor, while taking part in the inaugural function of a two-day regional workshop on ‘Youth as Torch Bearers of Business Oriented Agriculture in South India’ at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) appreciated efforts of the State government in implementing innovative initiatives for betterment of farmers in Telangana.

The Hans India

R&B Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy asked the authorities to work in coordination with the farmers through grain purchasing centres that were set up to provide best price to their crops, during a review meeting at Zilla Parishad office in Nizamabad on Monday. The Minister had instructed the officials of civil supplies, revenue and agriculture departments to open purchasing centres in agricultural markets, since the farmers had produced seven lakh metric tonnes yield during this kharif due to good rainfall. Last year, 4.90 lakh metric tonnes were purchased.

The Times of India

While Delhi which struggling against poor to a very poor ambient air quality index (AQI) is holding Punjab responsible for the smog that engulfs the national capital region, the data being reflected at the eight continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) is telling a different story. Even as there has been a 25% rise in the incidents of stubble fires as compared to last years, but the AQI being recorded at the CAAQMS in Punjab shows that the air quality across the state is still in the moderate zone, barring Jalandhar which is showing poor air quality.

The Free Press Journal

India’s annual inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers rose to a 62-month high of 7.25% in September from 6.39% the previous month, the Labour Bureau said. Inflation based on the CPI for rural labourers rose to a 61-month high of 7.20% in September from 6.23% in August. The overall index for CPI for agricultural labourers and rural labourers rose 1.1% each on month to 976 and 983, respectively, in September.

The Economic Times

Agriculture has always been a lifeline of the Indian economy, providing livelihood to millions of farmers, and FPOs have the potential to give farmers better bargaining power and create a more transparent agri-market. With this in mind, the inaugural edition of Samunnati and The Economic Times Farmer Producer Organisations Summit & Awards brought India’s agrarian heroes to the fore at a day-long event held in New Delhi on 18th October 2019.

DNA India

Despite Punjab government’s ban, stubble burning continued in Punjab’s Amritsar on October 20 due to lack of alternatives. Over 90 cases of stubble burning have been reported so far. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that stubble burning in neighbouring states is one of the main causes of air pollution in the national capital. Meanwhile, air quality remained poor for several consecutive days in the national capital and the NCR region.

The Better India

Rajasthan-based AgriBolo was founded on 13 April 2016 under the company Agrilife technologies Pvt. Ltd., by brothers Arvind Godara and Ajeet Godara. The startup helps farmers with home delivery of agricultural inputs, and e-trading services via their call centre and AgriBolo app. Agribolo was incubated on 30 June 2019, by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), an international organisation which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru in Telengana.

Money Control

To curb alarming pollution levels in north India, especially during winter months, CII on October 20 said it has adopted over 100 villages and 100,000 acres of farm area in Punjab and Haryana to enable zero crop residue burning. The industry body has adopted Ludhiana, Barnala and Patiala districts in Punjab, and Rohtak, Sirsa and Fatehabad in Haryana.