Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Haryana’s wheat production to touch 90 lakh MT: JP Dalaledit
Hindustan Times – Online
Addressing a press conference, the Haryana minister said that of the total wheat arrival in the mandis, about 14 lakh MT wheat has been procured by the government. He said 95,847 MT mustard has also been bought by government agencies so far. Addressing a press conference, the Haryana minister said that of the total wheat arrival in the mandis, about 14 lakh MT wheat has been procured by the government. He said 95,847 MT mustard has also been bought by government agencies so far.
India must reform its agriculture policies to minimise the monsoon gambleedit
Mint – Online
The heat-wave warning issued for Orissa yesterday provides context to assessing the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of a normal southwest monsoon this year. The IMD’s forecast means that total rainfall over the four months from June to September will be 96-104% of the long-period average of 868.6 mm. While this average has never been a good enough indicator, obscuring as it does the spatial distribution of rainfall, it has become even less useful these days thanks to climate change and the resulting erratic weather patterns. Now, the temporal sequencing of precipitation is as important as its spatial distribution.
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas appoints new CEOedit
Irish Farmers Journal – Online
The Claas Group has appointed Jan-Hendrik Mohr as its new CEO. Jan-Hendrik Mohr succeeds Thomas Böck as the new top man, having made the decision to step down and pursue new endeavours after more than 16 years with the company. A graduate engineer, Jan-Hendrik Mohr has been with the Claas Group since 1984. He has also been a member of the group executive board since 2008 and is currently responsible for the company’s combine division, which he will proceed with doing in a personal capacity.
Govt. Policies
PM Modi says ‘New India’ is moving with proactive policiesedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the “new India” is moving with policies and strategies that have opened the doors for new possibilities. He said that after 2014, the country adopted a proactive approach as opposed to the reactive stance of earlier times. The Prime Minister was speaking at the National Rozgar Mela, where appointment letters were given to 71,506 recruits in different ministries and departments. Addressing the National Rozgar Mela via video conferencing, Mr Modi noted that more than Rs 23-lakh crores worth of bank guarantee-free loans have been disbursed under the “Mudra” scheme with 70 per cent of beneficiaries being women.
Paddy in India
Rs 1.07 lakh cr worth paddy procured in 8 years, says Minister Errabelliedit
Telangana Today – Online
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to farming community, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao said that the government had decided to set up more than 7,000 paddy procurement centres (PPCs) in the State to purchase the paddy yield of Yasangi season. “In the last Vanakalam season, one crore tonnes of paddy was procured in the State. The paddy production increased to 1.41 metric tonnes (MTs) from just 24 lakh tonnes in the last eight years,” he said.