New Indian Express

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday directed the officials to ensure that river waters from projects that are being constructed across the State, reach the maximum extent of the farmlands in the State.

The Chief Minister, who was reviewing the works related to providing waters to the unserved areas at Pragathi Bhavan, asked them to identify such areas on a priority basis. “There is no other priority for the State than providing irrigation facility to the parched farmlands,” he said.

Kashmir Times

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the risks of an unhealthy diet and the extreme fragility of food systems. The economic reconstruction that will follow the pandemic is the perfect opportunity to provide better nutrition and health to all. The pandemic should spur us to redefine how we feed ourselves, and agricultural research can play a vital role in making our food systems more sustainable and resilient. Family-owned farms still produce some 80% of the world’s food. There is an inextricable link between farmers with small landholdings and our survival and the health of our planet. They play a highly critical role in protecting the environment. But they are among the most underserved population.

The Hindu

The onset of southwest monsoon in time has brought cheers to farmers in Prakasam district who have begun cultivation of kharif crops with lots of hopes.

Thanks to the recent wet spell across the district, farmers have started preparing their land for sowing various rain-fed crops. Karamchedu has recorded a rainfall of 193 mm so far this month followed by N.G.Padu(171 mm), S.N.Padu(157 mm), Tangutur(130 mm), Parchur(126mm), Singarayaonda(123mm), Ongole(113 mm) and Inkollu(103 mm), according to a report compiled by the office of the Chief Planning Officer.

Current Affairs

Kharif Crops are grown in hot and humid rain fed areas. As per the data from the Indian Meteorological Department, June 2020 was the wettest June in Indian in the last 12 years. As per the LPA- Long Period Average, the country has excessive overall rainfall in June 2020 with 118 percent. Above 110 percent is considered as excess in LPA.

India Today

Environmental activists and experts alike have recently raised serious concerns over the flurry of activity in the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC). From holding virtual meetings to giving projects environmental clearance, to automatically extending mining leases and proposing new guidelines for environmental impact assessment, the ministry’s fast pace of work has made its intent suspect in the eyes of many. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened up coal mining to the private sector on June 18, conservationists saw it as part of the pattern they claim the Union government has been following in the past six years: sacrificing the environment to fast-track industrial development. While part of it is true, some concerns are ...

India Today

Indian farmers have planted 12 million hectares with summer-sown rice, preliminary farm ministry data for this year showed, up 25 per cent from last year as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.

Buoyed by the plentiful rains, rice farmers are likely to harvest a record crop and step up overseas sales from the world’s biggest exporter of the grain.

News 18

Indian farmers have planted 12 million hectares with summer-sown rice, preliminary farm ministry data for this year showed, up 25% from last year as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.

Buoyed by the plentiful rains, rice farmers are likely to harvest a record crop and step up overseas sales from the world’s biggest exporter of the grain.