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Agriculture Industry
Paddy crop in Telangana emits CO2 equivalent to 30 crore vehiclesedit
The Times Of India – Online
Ever wondered what is the amount of CO2 emission by the paddy output in Telangana? It is 5.65 kg CO2 per acre (methane and nitrous oxide combined). Through the one crore acre of cultivation, the state produces 10 crore tonnes. According to the research conducted by the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA), it is similar to the emissions produced by more than 21 crore passenger vehicles in a year in the country with 30 crore passenger vehicles. As a result, it’d be around a tenth of that. These findings are quite significant in the wake of a recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which stresses the need to cut ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Rain damages paddy awaiting procurement in Amritsaredit
Hindustan Times – Online
Heavy rain in and around Amritsar on Saturday morning added to the woes of farmers who are left stranded in grain markets due to the postponement of paddy procurement by central agencies. The rain started around 4.30 am in Amritsar and lasted till 7.30 am, inundating heaps of the produce waiting to be lifted at grain markets in Amritsar, including at Bhagatanwala Mandi, the largest in the district. Farmers struggled to save their crop by covering it with sheets. The Centre on September 30 postponed paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana to October 11 from October 1, citing high moisture content in the crop due to rain.
Stubble Burning
Stubble burning: Bhupendra Yadav says states cooperating constructivelyedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Sunday that the Centre received constructive cooperation from four northern states- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the issue of stubble burning. His remark came a month after he held an important meeting with the governments of these states regarding the action plan to reduce air pollution caused due to stubble burning.
Tractor industry
Escorts Tractor Sales Dropped By 25.6 Percent in Septemberedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Escorts, farm machinery and construction equipment company, reported a 25.6 percent drop in overall tractor sales in September, to 8,816 units. In the same month last year, Escorts sold a total of 11,851 units, according to a regulatory filing. Domestic tractor sales this month were 7,975 units, down 30.4 percent from September 2020’s 11,453 units, according to the report. Exports, on the other hand, increased by more than double to 841 units, compared to 398 units the previous month according to the corporation.