Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Maharashtra votes 2024: Farmers across state plough through pain of an uncertain futureedit
In the first flush of excitement at being in power nearly ten years ago, the then chief minister Devendra Fadnavis initiated a Vision Plan 2030 for Maharashtra. In agriculture, which provides livelihood to more than half of the state’s population, the vision document promised a growth rate of 5 percent per annum, water-neutral villages, doubling farmers’ income to ₹2 lakh by 2022, improving crop productivity and yields, reforms in land transactions to attract investment, creating value addition chains and establishing competitive markets.
Competition
Mahindra achieves tractor sales milestone of 40 lakh unitsedit
The world’s largest tractor manufacturer by volume, Mahindra Tractors, has achieved the cumulative sales milestone of 40 lakh units, including domestic sales and exports. The milestone unit model, a Yuvo Tech Plus, was rolled out from Mahindra’s Zaheerabad plant, which is the company’s youngest tractor facility and a global production hub for Mahindra tractors.
Paddy in India
Efforts on for zero farm fire goal: Punjab to Centreedit
The Punjab government on Thursday assured the Centre that it is making efforts to bring down stubble burning cases to zero this year. Every year, during the paddy harvest season (October to November), which coincides with the onset of winters, smoke rising from the fields of Punjab and Haryana leads to formation of a smog jacket over the region, especially the National Capital Region, causing severe health and environmental hazards.