Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Government raises Rs 2.79 lakh crore through divestment in last 5 yearsedit
The government raised Rs 2,79,622 crore from the disinvestment of public sector undertakings (PSUs) during 2014-19 compared to Rs 1,07,833 crore during the 10-year UPA rule from 2004-14, Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur said on Tuesday.
Competition
New breed of high-output trailed forage harvester on the way?edit
There has been considerable coverage of one particular machine – built by Elho – that was shown at last month’s Agritechnica exhibition in Germany. The machine in question is the Cobra 7710T – a somewhat unusual tractor-powered forage harvester. This Elho-produced video (below) shows the machine in action.
Govt. Policies
Structural policies needed for 7-plus % growth, says Rathin Royedit
The official GDP growth estimate for the July-September quarter, at 4.5%, is the lowest in 26 quarters. Rathin Roy, Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, discusses the causes of the economy’s troubles and suggests possible remedies.
Stubble Burning
India tests Swedish technology to reduce stubble burningedit
Pollution from stubble burning in winter is the key contributor to the sharp decline in air quality in Delhi. But stubble burning continues unabated. To find a solution to this issue, India is testing a Swedish technology — torrefaction that can convert rice stubble into ‘bio-coal’.