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India signs up to COP26 action agenda on sustainable agricultureedit
The Times Of India – Online
India is among 27 countries to sign up for a sustainable agriculture action agenda at the conclusion of the first week of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, laying out new commitments to make farming more sustainable and less polluting. The ‘Sustainable Agriculture Policy Action Agenda for the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture and Global Action Agenda for Innovation in Agriculture’ was among the highlight action pledges to be clinched by the participating countries at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Saturday.
Paddy in India
Punjab: 80% paddy procured, state to shut 300 mandis by Nov 10edit
The Indian Express – Online
After procuring over 80 per cent of the expected paddy (non-basmati) arrival in Punjab’s grain markets this season, the state government has decided to close down around 300 mandis/purchase centres by November 10 on the pretext that paddy arrival in these mandis has declined. This is for the first time that such an order has been passed by the government for closing mandis before the end of harvesting season. However, farmers and arhtiyas are up in arms against this decision of the government as they term it anti-farmer. They added that this will result in farmers bringing unripe paddy to the mandis fearing their closure and suffer major loss due to not getting full ...
Telangana won’t procure paddy in Rabi, warns Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddyedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy has made it clear that the State government will not procure paddy in the coming Rabi season. He, however, clarified that farmers who had agreements to supply paddy seeds to seed companies and seed development corporations, along with farmers from Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Nalgonda and Suryapet districts who sell paddy to millers, were free to grow paddy in Rabi. Addressing the media at his official residence on Saturday, the Minister made it clear that the State government would procure the entire paddy for Kharif season, as it satisfies the domestic consumption needs.Observing that procurement was the domain of the Centre as per the Constitution of India, Reddy felt that ...
Stubble Burning
PM Modi meets man whose prize-winning innovation can cut Delhi’s air pollutionedit
Mint – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week met Delhi-based Vidyut Mohan whose prize-winning innovation is expected to drastically cut the national capital’s air pollution, which deteriorates in winter season due to a number of factors including stubble burning. During his visit to Scotland’s Glasgow, the Prime Minister met Mohan, who has co-founded a recycling firm Takachar. In September this year, Takachar was picked for Prince William’s GBP 1 million Earthshot Prize.