Media Monitor
CLAAS Global Mentions
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Rural News – Online
Your canine crusader – like many in the sector probably would have – raised an eyebrow when he heard the news that UK Tory Party MP Neil Parish was recently forced to resign after he “accidentally” opened an X-rated video while looking at machinery online. Parish quit last month after admitting he twice watched he twice watched adult clips in the House of Commons. However, the farmer claimed he had only viewed the porn by accident because he had been looking for “tractors” online and had got “into another website with a sort of a very similar name”. According to reports from his friends, the former MP was actually looking for Dominator combine harvesters when ...
Govt. Policies
Government to Disburse Farm Equipment to Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
On Monday, Minister for Cooperation I Periyasamy presented farm equipment to farmers in Seevalsaragu village in Athur panchayat in Dindigul district as part of the ‘Kalaignar All Village Integrated Agriculture Development Programme.’ He has visited an agricultural exhibition at Thottampatti in the Kallimandayam panchayat. The event was attended by officials from the Collector, District Panchayat President, and Joint Director of Agriculture. Coconut tree seedlings, black gram seeds, hand sprayers, free housing site pattas, electric motors, and other items were distributed to the farmers. Periyasamy added that the DMK administration, which was led by former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, established many schemes for the benefit of farmers. M.K. Stalin, the current Chief Minister, claimed he was ...
Agriculture diversification scheme for tribals launchededit
The Times of India – Online
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched the 2022-23 edition of the agriculture diversification scheme for tribal farmers on Tuesday. Under the scheme, seeds and fertiliser kits will be distributed to1.23 lakh farmers of 14 districts. Presiding over the event through video conferencing, the CM said that a sum of about Rs 35 crore will be spent on providing seeds and fertilisers to tribal farmers. PlayUnmute Loaded: 1.02% Fullscreen Under this scheme, for the kharif season, maize seeds and fertilizer kits will be distributed to about 75,000 tribals in seven districts of North and Central Gujarat. In addition, improved vegetable seeds and fertilizer kits will be given to approximately 48,000 beneficiaries in seven districts ...
Paddy in India
Haryana’s money-linked diversification drive:Area under paddy cultivation reduced by 10% in 2021edit
Hindustan Times – Online
Two years after it was rolled out, the Haryana government’s financial incentive-linked diversification drive, has gained some ground with area under water-guzzling paddy reducing by 10% in 2021. The Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP government has set a lofty target to diversify at least one lakh acre land under paddy cultivation to crops such as pulses, cereals, cotton and maize every year to check Haryana’s rapidly deleting ground water table. Under the state’s flagship ‘mera pani- meri virasat’ policy’, farmers sowing alternative crops in place of paddy are paid ₹7,000 per acre, of which ₹2,000 is paid after first verification, and ₹5,000 at the time of harvesting. In 2020, when the policy was first launched, Haryana ...
This paddy cultivation technique is Punjab govt’s answer to ‘save water, avoid crisis’edit
ThePrint – Online
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is aggressively campaigning for the direct seeding of rice (DSR) method for the cultivation of water-guzzler paddy, with an aim to conserve groundwater — a major concern for the state. Senior AAP functionaries and government officials told ThePrint that groundwater conservation could become a major political issue in times to come. With this in mind, the AAP is aiming to bring at least 12 lakh hectares of paddy fields in Punjab under DSR cultivation this year — up from 5.6 lakh hectares in 2021 — according to a senior officer in the agriculture department of the state government. Under the DSR method, pre-sowing irrigation is applied in a ...