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Agriculture Industry
The state of agriculture in India is only going from bad to worseedit
Live Mint – Online
Earlier this month, the National Statistical Office released the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of agricultural households for the 2018-19 agricultural year, which runs from July to June. This is the third survey of the SAS series; the earlier two were for 2002-03 and 2012-13 agrarian years. The latest one holds importance, given the unprecedented crisis in India’s economy driven by declining demand and supply disruptions, but also in the context of agrarian issues taking centre- stage with the intensification of the farmer agitation against three farm laws enacted last September.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Heavy rain worries paddy farmers in Punjab, Haryana days ahead of procurementedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Heavy rain accompanied by high-speed winds in several parts of Punjab and neighbouring Haryana on Thursday left the farmers and the agriculture departments worried days ahead of the start of paddy procurement in the two states. In Punjab, paddy procurement will start formally from October 1 while the Haryana government has announced to start the process from Saturday (September 25). The agriculture departments rushed their field teams to assess the damage and issue advisories to the farmers. Waterlogging of fields and flattening of the standing crop was reported in several districts. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has ordered a special girdawari to assess the damage caused to crops because of rain and waterlogging.
Stubble Burning
Sant Kabir Nagar, DM held meeting with combine harvester ownersedit
Tarun Mitra – Online
जनपद की मुख्य फसल धान है जिसकी कटाई का कार्य अक्टूबर माह के द्वितीय पक्ष से शुरू होगा, फसल कटाई के उपरांत फसल अवशेष, अन्य कृषि अपशिष्ट, पराली जलाने से रोकने हेतु जिलाधिकारी श्रीमती दिव्या मित्तल की अध्यक्षता में बृहस्पतिवार को कलेक्ट्रेट सभागार में कंबाइन हार्वेस्टर मशीन स्वामियों के साथ बैठक हुई। जिलाधिकारी ने समस्त कंबाइन हार्वेस्टर मशीन स्वामियों को निर्देश दिया गया कि आगामी खरीफ फसल की कटाई के समय कंबाइन हार्वेस्टर मशीन में सुपरस्टार मैनेजमेंट सिस्टम अनिवार्य रूप से लगाया जाए जिससे फसल कटाई के साथ-साथ पराली का भी उचित ढंग से निस्तारण हो। कोई कंबाइन हार्वेस्टर मशीन मालिक अपनी कंबाइन मशीन में सुपरस्टार मैनेजमेंट सिस्टम नहीं लगाते हैं तो फसल अवशेष प्रबंधन ...
Decoded: What is a PUSA decomposer? How can it discourage stubble burning?edit
Business Standard – Online
The newly formed Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Wednesday that the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have prepared detailed action plans to tackle stubble burning in the coming winter season with likely increased use of the bio-decomposer solution developed by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) in Pusa. The Commission said the plans lay down that bio-decomposer solutions will be used in over 6 lakh acres in UP, 1 lakh acre in Haryana and 7413 acres in Punjab, while the national capital of Delhi will spray over 4000 acres of land.
Spotlight on air quality ahead of winter and stubble-burning in the Northedit
Business Standard – Online
The state of India’s air quality has taken the centre stage ahead of peak pollution days, with the Union and state governments moving to tackle widespread stubble burning in North India. According to the new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on air quality, however, the entire country has dangerous levels of air pollution throughout the year. The Union government had earlier commissioned the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur to draft air pollution norms for the country but the final norms are likely to come out only next year.
Delhi to prepare bio-decomposer solution from today to fight stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Delhi government will start preparing a bio-decomposer solution from Friday for spraying across farmlands in order to stop stubble burning which leads to air pollution in the national capital. The bio-decomposer solution will be ready by October 5 and the government will spray it free of cost. The expenditure of this drive will be around ₹5,000,000. According to news agency ANI, the government, in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, developed the bio-decomposer capsule. This capsule can be converted into a solution that can be sprayed on crop stubble in farmlands. Once sprayed, the solution decomposes the stubble into compost in 20 days, ANI added.
Tractor industry
Mega Trends in Tractor Industryedit
ET Auto – Online
India recently rolled out auto PLI schemes that incentivize electric tractors also. In this backdrop, at the 2nd Edition of ETAuto Farm Equipment Submit, Nabeel A Khan had a keynote interview with Jay Iyengar, Chief Technology Officer of the Amsterdam-headquartered CNH Industrial Inc., to understand how the global tractor market is placed in terms of electrification and alternative fuels and what India can offer to the global market.