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Farmers of Punjab’s ‘climate-smart villages’ geared up to protect wheat from heat stressedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Several farmers in Punjab’s climate-smart villages are confident of a bumper crop even as bulk of the farmers are apprehensive of a drop in production due to heat stress this season for the second consecutive year. Standing in his 22-acre field with wheat in the final ripening phase, Baramjit Singh expresses confidence in a bumper crop even as farmers are apprehensive of a drop in production due to heat stress this season for the second consecutive year.Singh says he has been following farm practices told by the experts under NICRA (National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture) project at his climate-smart village to combat the threat of heatwaves on the crops.
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Odisha posts 64 per cent growth in merchandise exports, highest in five yearsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The unprecedented disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic notwithstanding, exports from Odisha have registered a growth of 64 per cent (pc), the highest in the last five years, surpassing the Rs 1 lakh crore milestone set by the government. Official sources said the state’s merchandise exports have recorded healthy growth in terms of both value and volume in the last fiscal. Although the government had set a target of achieving Rs 1 lakh crore exports by 2025, the outbound shipments rose to Rs 1,32,405 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 80,419 crore in 2020-21.