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Agriculture Industry
Agricultural Practices in India Must Transform for a Sustainable Future, says IFPRI Directoredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Director-South Asian of the IFPRI, Dr Shahidur Rasheed, has stressed the necessity for India to investigate alternative agricultural practices in order to protect groundwater resources and avoid soil degradation. Rashid made this statement at the launch of the GFPR (Global Food Policy Report) in the Nepalese city of Kathmandu in order to promote the development of heat-resistant crop varieties and the adoption of sustainable irrigation methods.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Onset delayed, but monsoon covers country six days earlyedit
The Times of India – Online
The southwest monsoon covered the entire country on Sunday, six days before its normal date of July 8, the IMD said. This year, it took 25 days to cover the entire country since its delayed onset on June 8. Monsoon’s onset normally happens on June 1 and it covers the entire country in 38 days (by July 8). Last year, too, the monsoon had covered the country by July 2. This is the 13th time in the past 25 years that the monsoon had entered the whole of India ahead of time.