Media Monitor
Competition
Amazon, Apple, Mahindra join First Movers Coalition to drive zero-carbon tech demandedit
ET Auto – Online
Global giants like Amazon and Apple as well as Mahindra Group and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) from India have joined as founding members of the ‘First Movers Coalition’ to work towards driving demand for zero-carbon technologies, the World Economic Forum has said. The Coalition has been launched at the COP26 Summit being held in Glasgow. Roughly half of the emission reductions needed to reach the 2050 climate goals rely on technologies in early development, demonstration or prototype phases, while accelerating innovation in this decade is critical to bring these technologies to market and make them cost-competitive. To jump-start this effort, the WEF, in partnership with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, has announced the ...
Dams and Indian Agriculture
‘Deploy central forces at Mullaperiyar dam’edit
The Times Of India – Online
More than 1,500 farmers, agricultural labourers and traders from various associations staged a protest on Sunday at Melur in Madurai demanding the deployment of central forces to ensure safety at Mullaperiyar dam and sought efforts to strengthen the dam. The protesters observed that the Kerala government is wrongfully claiming that the dam is weak and unable to hold up to 144 feet of water. “The Tamil Nadu government should ensure that the dam is rightfully under their control. The dam water level affects TN farmers the most. Further, due to tension created in Kerala, central forces must be deployed to ensure security of the dam especially with state public works department (PWD) authorities ...
Paddy in India
Punjab: Initial CCEs witness highest ever paddy yield to date, but bad weather destroys farmers’ dreams of bumper cropedit
The Indian Express – Online
DESPITE INCLEMENT weather at the start of paddy harvesting — which started from October 1 due to delayed monsoon, which withdrew by October 9-10 — in the initial crop cutting experiments, Punjab has witnessed a 1.4 quintals increase in yield per hectare. The results of around 20 per cent crop cutting experiments (CCEs) were received so far from across the state and these results show the highest ever average yield of paddy in the history of the state. But the untimely heavy rains coupled with hail storms again in the middle of paddy harvesting stage on October 23-24 has spoiled the crop, which was supposed to be bumper this year, and now the remaining ...
Stubble Burning
Ludhiana’s air quality falls to ‘poor’ as stubble burning cases see spurtedit
Hindustan Times – Online
While pollution caused by bursting of crackers is yet to subside, the spurt in stubble burning cases is compounding the problem of air pollution in the city. A day after the city reported slight improvement in the air quality index (AQI), it went from 159 points on Saturday to 240 (poor category) on Sunday. As per the national agency tracking air quality, the particulate matter (PM) 2.5, which directly affects the lungs, remained the prominent pollutant. “Due to cold conditions, the earth’s surface cools down rapidly and the air near the ground gets condensed. Because of cold conditions, smoke particles get locked, which is leading to hazy weather. Only western disturbance coupled with rain can ...
Tractor industry
CNH Industrial Deal With Monarch: A Game Changer For The E- Tractor Industryedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
CNH Industrial N.V. has signed a multi-year exclusive licence deal for electrification technology with Monarch Tractor, a US-based AgTech firm that specialises in completely electric autonomous tractors. Regarding this momentous deal in the world of Farm Mechanisation Scott Wine, the CEO of CNH Industrial had this to say to the reporters “We are confident that the new pathways provided by Monarch will rapidly strengthen our competitive position in sustainable precision farming. Their talented team, exceptional engineering acumen and Silicon Valley R&D ecosystem will greatly enhance our digital capabilities. We look forward to working with Monarch to accelerate innovation in EV technology and expeditiously bring customer-valued, autonomous, fully electric solutions to the world’s farmers,”