-The Indian Express Chitale said the government should invest in infrastructure for the agriculture sector to help double production. Mumbai: Water management expert Dr Madhav Chitale believes a loan waiver is not a solution to agrarian crisis. He says such populist measures often pitched by politicians never serve the larger objective of farmer welfare. “If any government is attempting such a decision, it can be best described as ‘tatpurta malam patti’ (temporary...
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This year too, El Nino may lead to deficit monsoon, drier conditions in India
-Down to Earth Drier-than-normal conditions in Southeast Asia are likely to develop around July to August and persist THRough the end of the year The survey of international weather models made by the Bureau of Meteorology under the Government of Australia shows steady warming of the central tropical Pacific Ocean is expected over the next six months. Moreover, at least six models suggest that El Nino THResholds will be reached by July...
More »Clean slate: Increase in MLAs with no criminal record in UP, Punjab and Goa -Prachi Salve
-India Spend Of 690 MLAs elected in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, 27.8% (192) have a criminal record There has been a decrease in the number of members of legislative assembly (MLAs) with criminal records in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Punjab and Goa of the five states that elected new state governments, according to our analysis of data compiled by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an advocacy. Of 690 MLAs elected in UP,...
More »Pesticide residues on vegetables pose THReat -PaTHRi Rajasekhar
-Deccan Chronicle Farmers need to be educated on non-chemical methods. Nellore: Abnormal use of pesticides on vegetables and leafy vegetables has been discouraging gourmets from consuming vegetables not only due to fear over chemical residues also because of chemical odour even after cooking. Vegetable growers have been applying pesticides despite advice by entomologists against the practice pointing to THReat to health from chemical residuals. Agriculture officials and scientists claim that they appeal to...
More »In Kerala, the drought has as much to do with nature as with humans -Vinson Kurian
-The Hindu Business Line Thiruvananthapuram: J Cherian, an MBA in biotech from Scotland, who took to farming on his ancestral property in central Kerala, watches in despair as a merciless March sun beats down on his young plants. “This is unlike anything that I've seen in my eight years in the fields,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders. The administration seemed to concur, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declaring that artificial...
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