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Competition
M&M records sales of 58,303 vehicles in November 2022edit
Business Standard – Online
M&M’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced its tractor sales numbers for November 2022. The company’s total tractor sales (domestic + exports) jumped 10% YoY to 30,528 units in November 2022 from 27,681 units sold in November 2021. Domestic tractor sales rose 12% to 29,180 units while tractor exports tumbled 15% to 1,348 units during the period under review. Commenting on the performance, Hemant Sikka, President – Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra, said, We have sold 29,180 tractors in the domestic market during November 2022, a growth of 12% over last year. Demand continued to remain strong in the post festival period on account of brisk sowing of rabi crops, fuelled by high moisture content in ...
Paddy in India
Tardy pace of paddy procurement, likely to peak by Dec 10edit
The New Indian Express – Online
The paddy procurement process which began in Kalahandi from November 25, is going on in a slower pace than expected. Sources said, as many as 16 paddy purchasing centres out of a total of 213 were operational in the district on Thursday. Around 3,687 quintal paddy procured from 75 farmers have been sold till date. “The paddy purchasing centres will be opened in phases and the procurement process is expected to be in full swing by December 10,” said district civil supplies officer Pabitra Kumar Sahu adding, squads have been formed for strict monitoring of the procurement process. As per the assessment of Agriculture department, around 80 lakh quintal paddy is expected to be ...
J’khand govt to provide bonus of Rs 10 per quintal of paddy on MSP to ‘drought-hit’ farmersedit
The Print – Online
The Jharkhand government on Thursday decided to give drought-hit farmers an additional amount of Rs 10 per quintal of paddy over the minimum support price (MSP) for the crop in 2022-23. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The Centre has fixed MSP at Rs 2,040 per quintal for general variety paddy, and Rs 2,060 for A-grade to be purchased at government centres for the 2022-23 financial year. “With the state’s decision to provide an additional amount of Rs 10, a drought-hit farmer will get Rs 2,050 for selling a quintal of paddy of general variety, while Rs 2,070 per quintal for A-grade,” Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said. ...
Stubble Burning
Delhi got a breather! City records least polluted November in last 7 years, monthly average AQI stood at 320edit
The Financial Express – Online
If you have been living in Delhi, you are not new to the smog and pollution problem that comes along with the winter months. However, this year was different as Delhi experienced a less polluted November this year. In fact, the city recorded just three ‘severe’ air quality days last month, the lowest since 2015. The national capital recorded ‘severe’ air pollution on November 1, November 2 and November 4 due to stagnant winds and a surge in stubble burning, PTI reported. The monthly average Air Quality Index stood at 320 (falls under ‘very poor’ category), the second best after 2019 when it was 312. According to PTI, experts attributed the relatively better air quality ...