Telengana Today – Online

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao called upon the people of Vasalamarri village to work towards self-governance and self-reliance by developing the village into a model for all. He wanted them to work with the motto ‘one for all and all for one’ and weed out discrimination and hatred towards each other in order to progress together. During the meeting, the Chief Minister assured to provide all support for development of the village including funds for village development, skill development programmes, houses, community hall, roads and other basic infrastructure. “All are equal in the village as the society cannot survive without any profession. All of us should work in unison without any differences. We will sanction ...

Mint – Online

BJP president J P Nadda Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done more for the interest of farmers than what was done in the past 70 years. He also said people spreading myths that the minimum support price would be withdrawn should note that this time record procurement has been made on wheat and paddy. This, Nadda said, has benefitted crores of farmers, according to a statement. He made these remarks at a meeting of BJP Kisan Morcha office bearers here.

Krishi Jagran – Online

Maize is not gaining popularity among farmers. Farmers in Doaba (Jalandhar) a more suited locale for the crop are resisting the Agriculture Department’s efforts to persuade them to cultivate maize as an alternate kharif crop. Farmers believe the low market price, lack of government procurement, and difficulties in drying collected produce have made sowing maize less profitable this season. Even last year, the area under maize dropped down to 1.08 lakh hectares, and the government has set a goal of bringing 1.5 lakh hectares under the crop this year, as sowing for the kharif variety of maize has commenced. Even today, when spring maize begins to arrive in mandis, farmers are resenting the fact that ...

Gaon Connection – Online

The economy of the northeastern states in India is primarily agrarian and at least seven out of 10 people in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram are occupied in agriculture-related activities. Yet, the region depends on supplies from other states to meet their demand. “The northeastern region accounts for only 1.5 % of country’s food grain production and continues to be a net importer of food grains even for its own consumption,” states the Union Ministry of Science and Technology in its press statement on the launch of a new scheme for the region.

The Indian Express – Online

A year since it began, the farmers’ protest in Punjab has now acquired a larger space. Interestingly, it may be for the first time that the state government is supporting the farmers’ movement against the Central government. Not only this, the movement is being supported by all political parties in the state, except the BJP — Congress, Akalis, AAP. It has enormous support among retired and even serving civil servants, teachers, students, civil society activists, artists and professionals. In other words, the class which has ruled this state since the mid-’60s in the post-Green Revolution phase has joined this protest.