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Haryana gets Agribusiness Awardedit
The Tribune – Online
Haryana has been conferred with the India Agribusiness Award-2022 in the category of “Best State” by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture for its outstanding contribution in the areas of policies, programmes, production, inputs, technologies, marketing, value addition, infrastructure and exports in the agriculture sector. Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister JP Dalal received the award at a function in New Delhi today. Dalal said Haryana had once again proved its mettle in the agriculture sector. He said the state, one of the largest contributors to the national food pool, had taken several policy initiatives for diversification and promotion of horticulture and agribusiness, adding that the state has mapped around 400 horticultural crop clusters ...
Develop plan on regional farming, BIMSTEC toldedit
The Tribune – Online
India today urged Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member countries to cooperate in developing a comprehensive regional strategy to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture and participate in its initiative to promote millet for a friendly agricultural food system and nutrition. Speaking at the second Agriculture Ministers’ meeting of BIMSTEC under his chairmanship, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged the member countries to cooperate in developing a comprehensive regional strategy to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture. The Agriculture Ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated in the meeting. Referring to the importance of millet as a nutritious food and the efforts made ...
Paddy in India
Punjab to give Kerala paddy straw to feed its cattleedit
PTI – Online
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (PTI) Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar Thursday assured his counterpart in Kerala that Punjab will provide paddy straw to the state to be used as fodder for livestock. He said the move will help Punjab deal with the excess paddy straw. Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani, who was leading a 21-member delegation here, said dairying is a prominent livelihood activity in Kerala and is the primary source of income for lakhs of dairy farmers, according to a state government release. Kerala ranks second in milk production after Punjab, she said, adding that over the last few years, high cost of feeding animals has adversely affected the economic viability of the ...
Stubble Burning
Thick layer of smog shrouds Delhi-NCR as pollution worsens again, air quality remains very pooredit
India Today – Online
Delhi’s air quality entered ‘very poor’ category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 303 at 6:30 am on Friday after two days of remaining ‘poor’. With the air pollution levels in the national capital coming down in the last few days, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said it will review the situation today. According to data by SAFAR, AQI is presently at 280 in Dhirpur, 303 at IGI Airport (T3), 337 at Delhi University, 329 at Noida and 239 at Gurugram. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. As a thick layer of smog shrouded the national capital, Delhi International Airport ...
Chandigarh Administration in wait-&-watch mode as smog chokes cityedit
The Tribune – Online
The city’s air quality continued to remain ‘very poor’ for the second consecutive day, with stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and poor wind velocity being blamed for the present conditions. The UT Administration says it is closely monitoring the prevailing conditions and will “wait for a few more days”. The air quality improved slightly in comparison to yesterday, but remained hazardous. The average air quality index (AQI) level stood at 322, against 384 recorded yesterday. The AQI level at continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) in Sector 53 was recorded at 345, while it was 313 at Sector 22 and 310 at Sector 25 stations. The index value had touched 452 at Sector 53 ...