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Agriculture Industry
Fodder inflation up to 27.31%, highest since June 2013edit
The Indian Express – Online
As fodder prices continue to rise, there seems to be no respite for households whose livelihood is dependent on livestock rearing. The annual rate of fodder inflation based on the All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) has soared to 27.31 per cent in October 2022, the highest since July 2013 when the figure was 27.29 per cent. The WPI data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, shows that the index value for fodder increased to 227 in October 2022, registering an increase of 27.31 per cent over the same month last year (178.3). The WPI-based fodder inflation was 8.85 per cent in October last year. However, it increased sharply in 2022 ...
Paddy in India
20% paddy straw as fuel: Brick-kiln owners question govt’s capabilityedit
The Tribune – Online
Brick kiln owners have raised questions on the six-month deadline (till May 1, 2023) given to them to comply with instructions to use 20 per cent straw as fuel. They expressed their apprehension on the capability of the government to provide adequate supply of stubble pellets to 2,700 kilns in state. Mukesh Nanda of Brick-Kiln Association of Punjab said the state would require over 400 units to turn the stubble in pellet form to feed to kilns by May 2023, when the law will come into force. Whereas, as of now, only couple of such units were available, that too, in and around Ludhiana.
Stubble Burning
Farm fires see sudden dip in Punjabedit
The Tribune – Online
Farm fires in the state saw a sudden dip today as only four cases were reported on Monday. These are the lowest stubble-burning incidents in the current kharif season. The state had reported 2,175 cases on Sunday. Whereas on the same day (November 14) in the year 2020, 352 active fire events were captured by a satellite, in the year 2021 there were 2,541 active fire incidents in the state. Of the four fire incidents in the state today, Mansa reported two while Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib reported one case each. As per the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana, the state has already reported 45,323 farm fires this season so far. Interestingly, the CM’s home ...
Delhi: Air ‘poor’, but good enough to roll back GRAP-III curbsedit
The Times of India – Online
After the city’s air quality improved to the “poor” category, the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Monday revoked certain measures with immediate effect under Stage-III of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). They include ban on construction and demolition (C&D) activities, brick-kilns, hot-mix plants, stone crushers and mining. The industries, which were running on non-cleaner fuels, can also operate now. Strong winds improved Delhi’s air quality to the “poor” category with an air quality index (AQI) of 294 on Monday against 303 in the “very poor” category a day earlier. On November 11, the city recorded an AQI of 346. “The overall air quality is ...