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Agriculture Industry
Dying Agriculture in Manipur : Suffering in silenceNeed for good agricultural governance for modern Manipuredit
The Sangai Express – Online
When the whole world is talking about innovation-driven economy, Manipur is talking about food deficit. We are reminded of the fact that political freedom and economic freedom are two sides of a coin; and food self-sufficiency is at the centre stage of economic freedom. The image of a State goes with economic freedom. Telangana, the youngest State, has made farmers “Real Heroes” of development process by providing free power, free irrigation, annual input-subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre and by waiving loans. Food grain production has increased 8 times. To-day the per capita income is Rs 2,78,833;— one of the highest in the country. The development experience of Manipur is marked by dispirited trend ...
Karnataka: Proposal on cropping pattern changes mooted to reduce man-animal conflicts in Hassanedit
The Indian Express – Online
The Karnataka forest department has directed the Hassan forest division to consult the agriculture department and submit a proposal regarding the commissioning of a multi-disciplinary study to look at possible changes in cropping patterns with an intent to bring down man-animal conflict in the district. The direction, dated June 29, comes in the backdrop of a request made by Siddharth Goenka, a member of the Karnataka state wildlife board. Expressing concern over the death of a tusker which was shot dead on May 27 in the paddy fields of Malasavara in Belur range, Goenka, in his letter to the chief wildlife warden, Vijaykumar Gogi, stated that the forest department’s project of installing railway barricades ...
Competition
Mahindra group: M&M, Mahindra Holidays may jump up to 25%, charts showedit
Business Standard – Online
Mahindra Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate having business presence in over 100 countries. Mahindra and Mahindra the group’s flagship company is the market leader in utility vehicles and tractors in India. The Group has prominent presence in IT and realty space. Shares of the flagship company Mahindra & Mahindra has rallied 30 per cent on a YTD (year–to-date) basis. Whereas, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, a subsidiary company of Mahindra Group hit a historic peak on Tuesday. The stock has surged as much as 85 per cent so far this year, and recorded a massive 8-fold jump post the Covid-19 induced market fall. Among others, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India and Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Deficit rainfall leads to sharp fall in crop areaedit
The Hans India – Online
The crop area in the Tirupati district fell sharply due to failure of the rains this kharif. The kharif preparation normally starts in May but this year the farmers could not take up agricultural operations in more that 62.13 per cent of the total area. The total area under agriculture in the district is 33,961 hectares. As against this, so far only 21,102 hectares of crop area has been covered. Here the kharif season starts in June and ends in October. Crops are usually sown at the beginning of the first rains of the south-west monsoon, and they are harvested at the end of monsoon season (October–November). But, this year some rain-fed crops ...
Slow monsoon progress in June hurt Kharif sowing: Here’s why July rains are keyedit
Business Today – Online
Rice production in India, the second-largest grower, may face setbacks because of poor monsoon progress in June — it was deficient by eight per cent. This has forced farmers to delay sowing in many parts of the country. PlayUnmute Loaded: 1.17% Fullscreen Along with rice, the coverage area of many other Kharif crops, especially oilseeds, has decreased compared to last year, the Agriculture Ministry’s latest weekly area coverage data shows. Sowing areas for Kharif crops dropped more than five per cent compared to last year, while rice witnessed a 27 per cent drop as of July 1. Cumulative rainfall during June 1-30 is right per cent below LPA. Only 15 of the 36 subdivisions received ...
Bengal sees deficient rainfall in June, steps being taken to protect cropsedit
Business Standard – Online
West Bengal, since the onset of monsoon in June, has received deficient rainfall in 15 of its 23 districts, raising the likelihood of crops loss in some places, officials said. Steps are being taken by the irrigation department to avert any crisis that may arise due to insufficient rainfall, they said. According to the Met department, 13 districts of Gangetic Bengal received less rainfall than normal, while two in the sub-Himalayan region of the state experienced deficient rain. The department also said that Gangetic Bengal received 45 per cent less rainfall between June 1 and July 5, with the districts of Birbhum and Murshidabad being the most affected, having experienced just 38 per cent and ...
Paddy in India
States must encourage farmers to increase paddy, wheat sowing to boost exports: Piyush Goyaledit
The Times Of India – Online
Union food and consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asked states to encourage farmers to increase sowing area of paddy and wheat as higher domestic production will boost India’s exports. Addressing a conference of state food ministers on food and nutrition security in India, the minister asked state governments to submit their pending food subsidy claims up to 2019-20 fiscal years at the earliest for speedy settlements of old accounts. Goyal told state governments that there is no shortage of funds with the Centre for settling old food subsidy claims but the delay was because states are not filing their claims with proper documents. The Union minister urged all states to submit ...
Scanty June rain forces MP farmers to sow paddy a second timeedit
Down To Earth – Online
Irregular rains in June have thrown a spanner in the works in the plans of Madhya Pradesh’s farmers, with many having to take loans to sow their fields again. The southwest monsoon officially arrived in MP June 20. MP was supposed to receive 116 millimetres (mm) of rain till June 28, according to the India Meteorological Department. But it has received only 89 mm. The figure is 23 per cent less than usual. Last year recorded more than 100 mm of rain until the said date. Some districts have reported intermittent rainfall. Crops sown in the first week of June are drying up. Seeds of those farmers who had sown in dry fields, expecting ...
Tractor industry
Increase in June 2022 vehicle retail reflects ease in semiconductor availability: FADAedit
The Times of India – Online
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released vehicle retail data for the month of June 2022, pointing to a 27 percent increase in total vehicle sales on a year-on-year basis. The data reveals that all categories were in green last month. Two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, tractors, and commercial vehicles were up by 20 percent, 212 percent, 40 percent, 10 percent and 89 percent, respectively. The federation also states that while some categories are consistently showing recovery, full recovery is yet to be witnessed when compared to pre-covid times. In comparison to June 2019, total vehicle retail was down by 9 percent. PVs and tractors continued to show growth by rising 27 ...