Media Monitor
Dairy Farming
Fish, dairy farming to be taken up as community projects in Canaconaedit
The Goan – Online
Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, whose Shree Balram Charitable Trust provided houses to 20 beneficiaries under the ‘Shram-Dham’ initiative at Canacona, said fish farming and dairy farming would be taken up as community projects in the taluka
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
The great Indian monsoon gambleedit
Mint – Online
For people in the southern village of Pallassana in Kerala’s Palakkad district, the arrival of the south-west monsoon last week was more than a mere weather phenomenon—it’s the promise of a lifeline. Yet, in this idyllic corner of the country, full of lush green fields of paddy, the farming community’s success and failure hinges beyond just the rain-laden clouds.
Delayed monsoon: Centre asks districts to be ready with contingency plans in case of drought-like conditionsedit
Down To Earth – Online
While private weather forecaster Skymet Weather Services on June 13 confirmed a ‘below normal’ southwest monsoon with a 60 per cent chance of drought, the Union Agriculture ministry, in a meeting on June 12, has asked different states on their preparedness with regards to their contingency plans in case the monsoon progress is sluggish.
Paddy in India
‘Uninterrupted power for paddy sowing’edit
The Times of India – Online
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the state government was fully prepared for providing uninterrupted power to the farmers for ensuring smooth and hassle free sowing of paddy crop.
Fully prepared to provide uninterrupted electricity for paddy sowing: Punjab CMedit
ET EnergyWorld – Online
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the state government is fully prepared to provide uninterrupted power to farmers for paddy sowing. In a statement issued here, Mann said like the previous year, the state government has decided to commence sowing of paddy across the state in a phased manner. Sowing started from June 10 in some parts of the state. The remaining areas will be covered on June 16, 19 and 21