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Govt proposes separate emission norms for agri machinery, construction equipmentedit
The central government on Sunday released a draft notification for separate emissions norms for construction equipment and agriculture machinery vehicles. In the notification, the government has introduced a change in nomenclature for emission norms form Bharat Stage to TREM Stage. This has been done to avoid any future confusion.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement, “The ministry has invited suggestions and comments from public and all the stakeholders on a draft notification proposing to amend CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules) 1989 … to separate the emission norms for agricultural machinery (agricultural tractors, power tillers and combined harvesters) and construction equipment vehicles.”
Govt proposes separate emission norms for agri machinery, construction equipmentedit
The central government on Sunday released a draft notification for separate emissions norms for construction equipment and agriculture machinery vehicles. In the notification, the government has introduced a change in nomenclature for emission norms form Bharat Stage to TREM Stage. This has been done to avoid any future confusion.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement, “The ministry has invited suggestions and comments from public and all the stakeholders on a draft notification proposing to amend CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules) 1989 … to separate the emission norms for agricultural machinery (agricultural tractors, power tillers and combined harvesters) and construction equipment vehicles.”
Area covered under rice, oilseeds increased this Kharif season, says agri ministry dataedit
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has said that there has been satisfactory progress of sowing area coverage under Kharif crops.
Rice: About 321.79 lakh ha area coverage under rice as compared to 274.19 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year. Thus 47.60 lakh ha more area has been covered compared to last year.
Pulses: About 119.59 lakh ha area coverage under pulses as compared to 114.77 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year. Thus 4.82 lakh ha more area has been covered compared to last year.
Coarse Cereals: About 160.43 lakh ha area coverage under coarse cereals as compared to 154.77 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year. ...
Growing beyond farms, agriculture yielding great scope in diverse fieldsedit
Agriculture is the mainstay of our economy as it provides food to millions and raw materials to the industries. Agriculture has grown tremendously in modern times, with cutting-edge research and constant innovations taking place. In India, agriculture is one of the preferred career options for science students. The field of agriculture requires not only talent but also in-depth knowledge of it. The needs of a vast population has contributed in enhancing this occupation into an entirely separate source of learning. There are degree programmes and diploma courses available to learn agriculture on a broad scale.
45% of central funds for rural jobs, subsidised food spent till July due to Covid-19 crisisedit
Almost half of the central funds meant for rural employment guarantee scheme and subsidised ration – the two central schemes that have helped to deal with the economic distress due to Covid-19 – have already been spent in the first four months of financial year 2020-21, government data shows.
While the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) enabled 90 million households to get work between April and July 2020, subsidised ration under National Food Security Act (NFSA), also called public distribution system (PDS), was provided to an average 720 million people every month during this period.
According to the central government data, till July 2020, around 45% of Rs 1,01,500 crore for NREGA and 44% ...
Farm sector unaffected by crisis, rural economy stable: Narendra Singh Tomaredit
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the farm sector of the country has remained largely unaffected by the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a webinar organised by Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he said the farmers were able to do full harvesting of the rabi crops and the ongoing kharif season is progressing well.
“The agricultural sector is largely unaffected. The rural economy remained stable and there was a bumper harvest of the rabi crops. The ongoing kharif season is progressing well,” Tomar said.
Excellent performance of agriculture sector:Area of Kharif crops increased by 10% to 966 lakh hectare, two months more to end seasonedit
The area under kharif crops has registered an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, kharif crops have been sown in 966 lakh hectare area till Friday. The area under kharif crops was 878 lakh hectares in the same week last year.
If the acreage of kharif crops continues to grow in a similar way, it could also set a new record. In the language of farming, acreage is called the area in which a crop is planted or planted. At the same time, an area of 10,000 square meters or about 1,07,639 square feet is called a hectare.
Dairy Farming
Start a milk production business, Govt is providing cheap loan, see how you can applyedit
Coronavirus has put the entire world in a lockdown as there is no antidote of this disease so far. Millions of people across India are under shutdown in an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The effect of coronavirus on the Indian economy has been unprecedented with a huge loss. No one has been spared of its ill effects. The global market continues to slide amid worldwide panic over the novel coronavirus.
Technology in Agriculture
Importance of technology in Indian Agricultureedit
Indian Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and similarly, Indian Agriculture is also of the same age. Ancient Indian farmers were quite rich because agriculture was the most advanced and precious occupation of that time. 50% of the population is still dependant on agriculture and occupations related to agriculture.