Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Modern agri techniques will help get good yield: Telangana Minister Errabelli Dayakar Raoedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Emphasising the need to adopt modern techniques in the field of agriculture, Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, on Thursday, said that the State government is spending crores of rupees for the development of the farm sector. Dayakar Rao, along with Station Ghanpur MLA T Rajaiah, other public representatives and farmers from Warangal, visited Sathupalli and Aswaraopet Assembly constituencies in Kothagudem district. They were welcomed by MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah and local TRS leaders. During the visit, they observed paddy cultivation in the two constituencies and interacted with local farmers. They observed the new farming system of Kari Vetha. Speaking on the occasion, Dayakar Rao stated that adopting such new techniques will help ...
Sustainable development and the role of agricultureedit
Devdiscourse– Online
The role of agriculture in sustainable development is often overlooked. This is surprising because it is the most important activity that human beings undertake for their survival in addition to the agriculture sector being among the largest greenhouse gas emitter. So how to course correct? Watch the video to discover.
Autonomous agriculture is the future of farmingedit
Geospatial World – Online
Perhaps that is why, the agri-tech sector has been witnessing tremendous growth globally in the last few years. According to a report by Accel Partners and Omnivore, investments in the sector grew from $45.8 billion in 2015 to a whopping $430.6 billion till March 2020. In India too, the agri-tech sector has been rapidly expanding, growing at a rate of 25% annually. Experts believe that this growth can be attributed to increased digitization, government initiatives, and growing investor interest. Reports suggest that the agri-tech market in the country will be worth $24 billion by 2025. According to a Nasscom study, India currently has more than 450 start-ups in the agri-tech sector that have received over ...
Technology in Agriculture
Opinion: How alternative power can make farm equipment sustainableedit
ET Auto – Online
Indian agriculture sector, which feeds the 1.3 billion people in the country, is beset with multiple intrinsic and extrinsic problems. It has also to confront problems with global dimensions like greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. High input costs, falling prices of agricultural products, labour shortage and high wages, obsolete technologies, lack of credit facilities, inability to service debts, are issues intrinsic to the sector. Vagaries of weather, seasonal and nonseasonal floods and drought and new regulations and dismantling of the conventional farm ownership and farm practices are the external factors that make agriculture unviable and even traumatic.
Govt. Policies
Haryana formulates policy to create land banks for govt dept, corporationsedit
Business Standard – Online
In a bid to prevent distress sale of land by farmers, the Haryana government has provided an option to them by formulating a policy to create land banks for government departments, boards and corporations, an official statement said here on Thursday. Under this policy, farmers can advise the state government for selecting a site for the development project at a particular place. A decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here.
Parliament approves Air Quality Bill to curb pollution in Delhi-NCRedit
India Today – Online
Parliament on Thursday approved a bill that seeks to set up a commission for air quality management in the National Capital Region and its adjoining areas. The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice of vote amid din as the Opposition parties continued to disrupt the proceedings over the Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and other issues. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Wednesday.
Stubble Burning
Change tack on paddy stubble issue, Central panel tells Punjabedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Chandigarh The Centre’s Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas’, has asked Punjab to focus on ex-situ management of paddy straw. This means methods in which the straw is moved from its original place. The most common way is to tie the straw in bundles and supply it as fuel in biomass-based power generation plants, industrial boilers and in coal based-super critical power generating units.