-The Hindu The headline in a recent PTI report “Saving 2 tigers gives more value than Mangalyaan”’ was intriguing, since it said that saving two tigers yields a capital benefit of Rs. 520 crores, while Mangalyaan cost us Rs. 450 crores. The headline was both exciting and hurtful. Excited by it, I contacted Professor Madhu Verma of the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, and she shared with me both...
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Higher GST on pesticide to affect farmers: Industry
-IANS NEW DELHI: Imposition of 18 per cent rate on pesticides under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) system has become a cause of worry not only for farmers but crop protection product manufacturers as well. Manufacturers say it will increase agricultural input costs, putting additional burden on farmers as use of pesticides is essential owing to its role in controlling pest and increasing productivity. As the current farming season is at...
More »Noida: Private school in Sector 100 starts midday meal scheme for students -Sohil Sehran
-Hindustan Times The management of TRS School came up with the initiative on Thursday and named it ‘Ganga Maa Ki Rasoi’. The school also launched two other schemes — computer education for the deprived section and a free stitching training centre for women. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a private school in Sector 100, which has over 200 underprivileged children enrolled with it, launched a midday meal scheme for the students and...
More »Potential of farm exports not fully tapped, says study
-The Financial Express The domestic pRices of key agricultural commodities were below the export-parity pRices during most of the time in the decade 2004-2014, according to a new study by Icrier and World Bank. However, the export/import opportunities were not always used as restrictive trade policies played spoilsport; for instance in the 2007-08 global food crisis, though rising global pRices made many Indian products export-competitive, Rice and wheat exporters among others were...
More »Sowing of Kharif crop completed in 53% of total cultivation area -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Kharif sowing has been completed in 56.3 million hectares, 8% higher than the area planted by this time last year, and 12% higher than five-year averages New Delhi: Cultivation of rain-fed Kharif crops has been completed in over 53% of the total area planted during the season, showed data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday. So far 56.3 million hectares have been planted under different crops, 8% higher than the area...
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