Rising Kashmir – Online

While interacting with the Board members, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat said that the J&K government aspires to see the farmers marching towards prosperity and self-reliance. He said that the government is working under a well-knit plan towards addressing the Covid-19 lockdown implications on Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy, Fish farming, Floriculture and other related activities so that target of doubling the income of farmers is not affected. In this regard, he made a mention of several steps like streamlining of the department of Agriculture Kashmir, JKHPMC and Horticulture department, the launch of the marketing campaign for vegetables and fruits, providing refrigeration vans for carrying fresh vegetables and fruits directly to the end-users besides other similar initiatives.

Down To Earth – Online

For almost six months a year, the tribal communities of Lahaul and Spiti valley remain isolated behind the Rohtang Pass as it gets covered with thick snow. Last year, their isolation was longer. After being shut for almost a year because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the cold desert mountain valley was all set to welcome tourists in February this year. The Spiti Tourism Society, travel agents, hoteliers and community leaders were jubilant because the recently inaugurated 9 kilometres Atal tunnel, built to bypass the Rohtang Pass, had brought the high-altitude tribal valley closer to the rest the world and opened up new business opportunities for the residents.

The Indian Express – Online

A day after Congress high command asked Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to work towards reducing high power tariffs in the state, power consumers in both urban and rural areas were up in arms over frequent outages amid peak demand. Through the day, farmers’ gheraoed several grid stations across villages, domestic consumers complained of frequent power cuts even as industrial consumers in urban areas fumed over hefty penalties being imposed over minor overloading. Farmers staged dharnas outside several grid stations claiming they were being denied assured 8 hour supply in paddy sowing season.

The Indian Express – Online

V P Singh and social justice go hand in hand. From an early age, he rebelled against social injustices by participating in inter-caste meals, shramdan and bhoodan. From his days as chief minister of UP, to exposing corporate corruption as Union finance minister between 1984-87, he never abandoned his talisman. He even championed the cause of farmers and the global south at various GATT meetings by vehemently opposing the inclusion of agriculture in GATT and, later, WTO. He was reprimanded for his honesty and transferred. But that didn’t stop him from exposing corruption in defence contracts. As defence minister, he unearthed the HDW submarine scam, right before the Bofors scandal broke out. Soon after, ...

Money Control – Online

One hectare land : When used by Agriculture employs 10 people. When used by Industries, employs 100 people. When used by Service economy, employs 1,000 people. With the migration of jobs across sectors, the workplace has secularly been getting densely crowded. However, the new movements called WFH ( Work From Home) and WFA ( Work From Anywhere) have suddenly turned the workplace from ‘Crowd’ to ‘Cloud’. And this disruption has bought about several interesting nuances

The Weekend Leader – Online

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has sought President Ram Nath Kovind’s intervention to ‘Save Agriculture and Save Democracy’ on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Emergency and the completion of seven months of the ongoing farmers’ agitation, a top farmer leader said here on Thursday. “We are sending a memorandum from all over India to the President, expressing our deep anguish and indignation, and appeal to him to protect both our agriculture and democracy,” said All India Kisan Sabha President and SKM leader Dr Ashok Dhawale.