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Agriculture Industry
Agriculture and rural consumer price inflation lingers just under 7%edit
Business Standard – Online
The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of January, 2023 increased by 3 and 2 points to stand at 1170 (One thousand one hundred and seventy) and 1181 (One thousand one hundred and eighty one) points respectively. The maximum upward pressure on general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from miscellaneous group to the extent of 0.68 & 0.63 points respectively mainly due to increase in prices of medicine, barber charges, bus fare, washing shop, etc. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 6.85% & 6.88% in January, 2023 compared to 6.38% & 6.60% respectively in ...
Govt. Policies
UP Budget Expected To Touch Rs 7 Lakh Crore Mark, To Focus On Jobs, Agriculture, MSMEsedit
Business World – Online
The Uttar Pradesh budget session began on Monday with the address of the governor Anandi Ben Patel. Day 1 was adjourned following a protest by the Samajwadi Party MLAs and the opposition is expected to make this budget session a heated one. The Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to keep the momentum going on its development agenda even with the budget, which the state chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said will be focusing on the people’s expectations and overall development. The BJP is currently riding high on the wave of the recently concluded UP Global Investors Summit, where against the ...
Paddy in India
Farmers rue non-payment against paddy procurementedit
The Times of India – Online
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday heard altogether 51 complaints at his weekly ‘Janata Ke Darbar Mein Mukhyamantri’, programme and directed the officials of the departments concerned to take appropriate steps for solution to their problems. The visitors, who had arrived from different districts, mainly complained about non-payment against paddy procurement, irregularities in implementation of the ‘Har Ghar Nal Jal Yojana’ in their respective villages and non-completion of bridges in rural areas. A farmer who arrived from Munger district told the CM that the government officials had procured certain quintals of paddy from him last year.
Stubble Burning
Haryana will reduce effect of stubble burning by over 50%: Khattaredit
The Statesman – Online
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said the state government will leave no stone unturned to transform the stubble-burning challenges into wealth-creating opportunities. “Stubble and water management is the need of the hour. Haryana has taken commendable steps to reduce the cases of paddy straw burning,” he said while addressing the workshop on paddy stubble management. The CM said stubble burning cases have significantly lowered by 40 per cent in Haryana. He said an incentive amount of Rs. 2,500 per tonne on stubble along with other subsidies is being given by the state government to the farmers. Khattar said the new policy aimed to create a conducive environment for private investment in paddy ...