Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Karnataka agriculture dept first to go fully paperlessedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Farmers across Karnataka will be the first in India to be able to access procurement and distribution processes in a completely paperless and transparent manner, which will be mandatory from April 1, 2023. The state’s agriculture department will take its first step toward that from January 1, 2023, when it will be the first agricultural department in the country to go paperless. According to a government order dated November 24, 2022, before December 31, 2022, four districts of Shivamogga, Vijayapura, Chitradurga and Mysuru will have this facility, and from January 1, it will be launched in all 31 districts on a pilot basis.
Govt. Policies
Govt Approves Regulations for Functioning of Agri Market in J&Kedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The regulations for the functioning of agriculture markets across Jammu and Kashmir were approved by the Administrative Council (AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday. According to a statement by the official spokesperson, the J&K Agriculture Produce and Market Committee (APMC) Act, 1997 was repealed upon the implementation of the J&K State Reorganisation Act, 2019. The conference was also attended by Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta and Lieutenant Governor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar’s advisor. This board would oversee and control the established mandis in the Union Territory and eliminate the operational challenges brought on by the lack of a statutory mechanism as of now.
Stubble Burning
Tackling stubble burning: Paddy straw evolves as alternative fodder for milk giving animalsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The research being carried out by Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana to use paddy straw as an alternative fodder for milk giving animals will play a key role in cutting down the problem of burning of paddy straw during kharif harvest, a major environment and health hazard during the onset of winters. In the past, paddy growers in Punjab and Haryana preferred to burn the straw than feeding it to the animals, due to high silica content. Atleast 190 lakh tonnes of paddy straw is produced in Punjab and only about half is set ablaze while rest is used by way of in-situ (mixing in the soil) and ex-situ purposes ...