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Agriculture Industry
Know, how innovative agriculture is empowering farmers & raising their incomeedit
NewsOnAIR – Online
With farmers being on the top of the priority list of the government, innovative agriculture is fast acquiring greater space in public talk. The way robots and drones are replacing traditional farm operations such as picking fruits, killing weeds, spraying water and fertilizer on crops, with imagery from drones and satellites coupled with GPS technology providing a high-resolution and location-specific view of the field, the definition of agriculture is getting new meaning and dimensions. This is what innovative agriculture is. Thanks to the innovative technical interventions pushed in by the government in recent years, India has become one of the most prominent countries in the field of agriculture globally. It is also a major producer of ...
Govt. Policies
“Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari” Campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav launched by Narendra Singh Tomaredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The goal of the meeting was to make farmers aware of the government of India’s flagship schemes and to assess the achievements and benefits that farmers are receiving at the grassroots level. Agriculture Minister outlined the Prime Minister’s vision for the agriculture sector, which is the country’s backbone while interacting with farmers. He claimed that Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi is an example of technology-enabled transparency. While states and the federal government provide subsidies, he claims that ‘atmanirbharta’ is required, which necessitates the adoption of technology, crop diversification, and maintaining quality in the export market. Farmers should be willing to experiment and change with the times, according to the Minister, including using new varieties of ...
NIC’s drone insurance policy gains groundedit
The Times of India – Online
With the surge in sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted aerial systems, the drone insurance policy of the National Insurance Co (NIC), the first-of-its-kind from a PSU general insurer, is getting a good traction in the market. The GM of NIC (appointed actuary and chief risk officer) of the PSU insurer, Ashok Kumar Lahuty, told TOI that it has already written some drone policies. Besides, it is getting lot of proposals and queries in this regard. The areas where it has issued policies include agriculture, training, BVLOS, survey and mapping, aerospace and materology and aerial photography. “It is going to be a huge market,” said Lahuty. According to The Drone ...
Paddy in India
Great News for Paddy Farmers! Rice Export in FY 2022-23 to Witness a Big Boostedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
After a record shipment of approximately 20 million tons (MT) of grain worth more than $ 9.6 billion in 2021-22, India’s rice exports are expected to continue to expand strongly in the current fiscal (2022-23). Rice production, which is primarily a Kharif crop, is likely to benefit from the expected ‘normal’ monsoon rains this year. In the recent decade, India has been the world’s top rice exporter, with export revenues reaching an all-time high of $8.7 billion in 2020-21. Rice exports would continue to rise this fiscal year, according to official sources, due to factors such as excess domestic stockpiles and the likelihood of strong Kharif crops. The Kharif season accounts for more than 80% ...
Kuttanad paddy farmers in trouble as summer rains hinder harvest and procurementedit
Mathrubhumi – Online
Though summer rains have subdued in the state, the paddy fields in Kuttanad are already in submerged condition due to the downpour. Harvest and procurement are getting affected as deploying equipment and machines in water-logged fields is a cumbersome task. Notably, this adds to the challenges linked to climate change, that the farmers here are facing. Paddy farmers under Pulikunnu Krishi Bhavan here were forced to abandon the harvest in a stretch of nearly 8 acres. Many other regions also reported a similar plight of farmers. As the equipment and machine get entombed in mud, harvesting has become impossible. Hence, many farmers started to rely on manual methods. However, the cost incurred will be high. It ...
Stubble Burning
Punjab reports 800 stubble fires in last 3 days, over 1,000 since April 1edit
The Indian Express – Online
With wheat harvesting season approaching its end, stubble burning incidents have started increasing and more than 800 fires were reported in the past three days which are 75 per cent of the total fires reported till date. There has been a four-fold increase in fires as compared to the last year during the same period. Punjab has reported 796 of total 1,064 cases of wheat stubble burning from April 1 to April 26 including 354 fires on Tuesday, 82 on Monday and 360 on Sunday. The highest number of stubble fires were reported from Sangrur where 147 fires took place, including 43 on Tuesday, followed by Mansa and Firozepur where 109, including 50 on ...
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann discuss paddy stubble burning problemedit
The Indian Express – Online
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday discussed to find a solution to the perpetual problem of paddy stubble burning, which is also one of the reason behind pollution in the national capital. After the meeting, the CM directed Punjab chief secretary Anirudh Tewari to prepare a detailed report on financial implications to compensate the farmers for not burning paddy stubble. The issue of compensation came up for discussion as both the CMs were told that the only way out was to compensate the farmers. Coercion methods would not be fair. Farmers are already under distress, especially after fall in the yield of wheat that had forced them ...