Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Banks seek RBI nod for relief to borrowers hit by Covid-19edit
The Times of India – Online
Relief to coronavirus-hit borrowers from being classified as defaulters and additional funding to help businesses tackle a shutdown are measures that lenders want the regulator to allow to help tide over the pandemic-triggered economic shock.
Experts cite steps needed for doubling farmer income by FY23edit
The Financial Express – Online
The agriculture and allied sectors GVA is estimated to grow at 3.7% in FY20. The growth was 0.6% in FY16 while it was 6.8% in FY17. Long-term future of Indian farmers depends on getting large segments of people out of farming and addressing the issue of small and fragmented landholdings that limit farmer incomes, according to experts.
Covid-19: Govt says food stocks sufficient, as coronavirus-scared consumers stockpile essentialsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
India has nearly 10 times the emergency reserve needed for this time of the year and the country’s over 500,000 fair price shops are likely to be pressed into action to deal with mass distribution in case of any emergency.
Coronavirus-hit passenger-load knocks off exports of Kerala’s vegetables to halfedit
The Financial Express – Online
Exports of vegetables and fruits to the Gulf countries via three Kerala airports fell 50% from the impact of COVID-19. Farmers in South Tamil Nadu and in Kerala, through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode airports, export about Rs 2 crore worth vegetables per day to Gulf countries.
Technology in Agriculture
Wastewater is resource, not liabilityedit
The Hans India – Online
Water management faces a global challenge by a rapidly increasing global urban population, intensifying agricultural practices and expanding industries. The effects of climate change on water supply further exacerbate pressure imposed on availability and quality of water resources around the world. Studies indicate almost 80 per cent of water supply to municipalities flowed back into the ecosystem as untreated wastewater — a critical environmental and health hazard.
Govt. Policies
Nabard pegs Karnataka’s credit potential at ₹2.44 lakh cr for fiscal 2020-21edit
The Hindu Business Line – Online
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has projected a credit potential of ₹2,44,56,428.64 crore for financial year 2020-21 for Karnataka.
No grain shortage, says govt, warns profiteersedit
The Times of India – Online
The government on Wednesday said there is ample availability of foodgrains to meet any exigencies and there will be crackdown on traders or businessmen who would try to profiteer during this crisis.
Telangana govt issues order to waive crop loans of up to Rs 1 lakh for farmersedit
The News Minute – Online
The Telangana government on Tuesday issued a government notification waving all agricultural farm loans up to Rs 1 lakh of all farmers in the state. All loans taken by farmers in the state as on March 31, 2014, have been waived.
UP: Yogi Adityanath Government To Compensate Daily Wage Earners For Livelihood Loss Due To Coronavirus Pandemicedit
Swarajya – Online
With Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak disrupting the livelihoods of people across the nation, Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has decided to provide relief for daily wage earners from the state with monetary support.