Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Global Warming due to Agricultural Run-Off: New Study Offers Insights on Its Mitigationedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Agriculture contributes a significant share of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing climate change- 17% directly through agricultural activities and an additional 7-14% through changes in land use. The major agricultural GHG emissions are nitrous oxide emissions from soils, fertilizers, manure, and urine from grazing animals. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, with 300 times the warming ability of carbon dioxide. Due to fertilizer run-off from farm fields, an increasing load of nitrogen is washing into rivers and streams, where nitrogen-breathing microbes break some of the fertilizer down into N2O, which the river releases into the atmosphere as it falls toward the ocean.
From tech to agriculture, Modi’s new advisor Amit Khare tapped for big responsibilities at PMOedit
CNBC TV18 – Online
Amit Khare, the new Advisor to the PM, has been assigned big responsibilities at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), and will oversee sectors and priority areas like technology, social, welfare, education, rural as well as agriculture for the Narendra Modi government. Khare, the former Education and Information & Broadcasting secretary, joined the PMO on October 13, leading to a rejig of responsibilities at the PMO which functions under 16 verticals. Files of five of these key verticals will be submitted to Khare. This includes the all-important social and welfare verticals, comprising important ministries like Health, Education, Social Justice, Women and Child Development, Skill Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, AYUSH, Tourism, Culture, Tribal Affairs as well ...
Farm Mechanization
Combine Harvester will not run without Super Straw Management Systemedit
Jagran – Online
District Magistrate Aditi Singh has become tense about the prevention of pollution arising due to burning of crop residues in the fields. He has issued a letter to the combine harvester owners and directed that it will be mandatory to use Super Straw Management System or Straw Reaper or Streak and Weller or any other crop residue management device with the combine harvester to be used during harvesting. Without the prescribed arrangement, harvesting with combine harvester will not be allowed in the district. After the order of the DM, there is chaos among the combine owners. The District Magistrate warned that if any combine harvester is found running without Super Straw Management System or any other ...
Govt. Policies
Haryana signs up with IGRUA & Drone Destination to train personnel for speedy implementation of schemesedit
The Times Of India – Online
State-run Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) and Drone Destination have jointly signed an MoU with Haryana’s Drone Imaging and Information Service of Haryana Limited (DRIISHYA) for drone training. Haryana had recently constituted DRIISHYA for speedy implementation of various types of surveys and imaging work using drones as manual surveys take much longer. Drone surveys are expected to benefit several departments like revenue, mining, forest, traffic, disaster management and agriculture.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Monsoon 2021 expected to rescue India’s agriculture in FY22edit
Business Standard – Online
The recently-concluded normal monsoon season will provide a much-needed cushion to both India’s agriculture and inflation in 2021-22, said India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) in a report. According to the report, the arrival of the new kharif output in the market, along with a cut in the import duties for edible oils, will help in keeping food inflation benign. However, the agency expects the retail prices of edible oils to stay elevated as nearly 56 per cent of the domestic demand is met by imports.
Stubble Burning
Delhi’s air quality in ‘moderate’ category; negligible impact of stubble burningedit
The Times Of India – Online
The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category on Saturday with negligible impact of stubble burning, authorities said. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ forecast body SAFAR, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 173 and is likely to remain in the moderate category for the next three days. PlayUnmute Loaded: 1.00% Fullscreen “Delhi’s AQI is in the moderate category. In presence of local dry weather and moderate wind, local dust emission enhances PM10. Additional dust input from desert areas via transport is likely. “Impact of stubble burning is negligible. The overall AQI will remain moderate for next three days,” SAFAR said.
Tractor industry
Atul Tractors is all set to launch online storeedit
The Economic Times – Online
The idea of opening an online business and tractor’s business horrifies the techies because of the rules they have to follow, low profit, and also the loss they had to bear initially. However, Atul Tractors is one of a kind startup that started getting profits from the 6th month. This would not have been possible without the idea of bringing all the essential required materials including heavy goods under one roof and the dedication shown by the team. Most importantly it is Atul Agrawal because of whom the idea of his outlet got implemented successfully.