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Agriculture Industry
Andhra Pradesh farmers reap carbon credits from agricultureedit
The Times of India – Online
Gone are the days of only conventional income from agriculture. Nearly 500 farmers of north coastal Andhra Pradesh are now reaping the dividends of carbon credits that they earned through the environment-friendly agroforestry practices. In fact, all these are small and marginal farmers, raising these plantations on degraded lands. Veda Climate Change Solutions Ltd., an enviro-social enterprise, is implementing a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)-registered project in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts alongside three districts in Odisha. Veda has partnered with a paper manufacturing company in Rayagada for this initiative. The World Bank is providing technical support for the project. Veda entered into an emission reduction purchase agreement with the ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas adds entry level Torion while existing compact models gain more poweredit
Irish Farmers Journal – Online
Claas has added a new entry level Torion 530 model to its range of small articulated wheel loaders. The 530 is fitted with a Stage V 2.2l Yanmar four-cylinder engine which produces 46hp. In terms of hydraulic performance, the system delivers 61l/min at 230 bar allowing a total tipping load capacity of 3,000kg. Maximum lift height of the parallel Z-kinematics mast to the bucket pivot point is 3.18m. The larger Torion 535 and 639 models which are powered using a 2.1l Yanmar four-cylinder engine receive a power increase too and now churn out 74hp. A high-lift Z-kinematics option is also now optionally available but brings about a slight decrease in lift capacities of 200kg ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Can Climate Smart Agriculture Relieve Groundwater Depletionedit
Youth Ki Awaaz – Online
Every year World Water Day is celebrated globally with different themes and objectives. The World Water Day 2022 focuses on ‘Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible’. Groundwater is used extensively in the agriculture sector, and its management and sustainable usage are much more complex than surface water management. ‘Groundwater modelling’ is an essential aspect while studying water sustainability that is equivalent to hydrogeology and sustainable soil management. Every year World Water Day is celebrated globally with different themes and objectives. The World Water Day 2022 focuses on ‘Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible’. Groundwater is used extensively in the agriculture sector, and its management and sustainable usage are much more complex than surface water ...
Paddy in India
How paddy affects: Groundwater table in this Karnal village is now at 1,000 feetedit
DownToEarth – Online
Ardana is like any other Haryana village, located about 140 km from India’s capital, New Delhi. But its green fields of paddy and wheat hide a looming disaster. Groundwater levels in this village in Karnal district have reached 40 metres (131.24 feet) according to the government, but may have reached 304.8 metres (1,000 feet), if one believes the residents. The reason behind the extreme groundwater crisis in Ardana is the paddy-wheat crop rotation cycle, with farmers extracting water to grow water-guzzling paddy in what is a semi-arid environment. The Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority stated in June 2020 that groundwater in Ardana was found at 40 metres (131.24 feet). It also noted that ...
Telangana CM impresses upon Modi to buy Rabi paddyedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, in a letter on Wednesday, asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Civil Supplies Ministry to procure entire marketable surplus of Rabi paddy from Telangana.“Otherwise, MSP has no meaning for the paddy-growing farmers in Telangana. Also it will have an adverse effect on the farming sector and on the overall economy and will adversely affect our goal of national food security,” Rao told the PM. He also sought a National Procurement Policy for the country. “Agriculture marketing is one of the crucial areas of support the Central and the State governments should provide to the farming community. Therefore, we should have a National Food Gains Procurement Policy, ...
Tractor industry
Haryana Government Exempts 10-Year-Old Diesel Tractors in NCR Till 2025edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The state government has exempted 10-year-old diesel tractors in the National Capital Region (NCR) till 2025, according to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. “Tractors will be free from restrictions on 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the NCR until 2025.” A bill was also introduced to keep a system for using processed wastewater to preserve raw water. The water department’s rate will fix its rate,” the CM stated. On the 14th of March, the BJP-JJP government in Haryana introduced a bill in the Haryana Assembly exempting tractors from the Central Government’s restriction on the plying of diesel vehicles older than 10 years in the National Capital Region (NCR). Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said the Haryana ...