-India Today Statistics from the state agriculture department point to an almost 55 per cent increase in sown area of pulses, up from 15 lakh hectares last year to almost 23 lakh hectares during the ongoing kharif season this year. Will Madhya Pradesh be able to provide the much needed relief to consumers in prices of pulses? Perhaps, as the state expects the area under cultivation of pulses to go up by...
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There isn’t enough water to interlink rivers across India: IIT study -Snehal Fernandes
-Hindustan Times Mumbai: The government’s ambitious plan to interlink India’s rivers for better distribution of water across the country may need to be tweaked to factor in the effects of climate change. An analysis of weather data for 103 years (1901 to 2004) by researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology in Mumbai and Chennai shows that rainfall has decreased over the years, reducing water stocks even in river basins that have...
More »Farmers plant more area under pulses, move away from Bt cotton -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com The agriculture ministry says an area of 12.1 million hectares has been planted with pulses, over 11% more than the five-year average sown under the crop New Delhi: Buoyed by good rains and higher prices, farmers across India have planted a record area under different varieties of pulses, shows data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday. So far, an area of 12.1 million hectares has been planted with pulses, over...
More »Dry State: Gujarat hoping rain forecasts come true -Rutam Vora
-The Hindu Business Line State faces 73% deficit in rainfall;next 10 days most crucial, says farm minister Ahmedabad: Even though overall monsoon rainfall has been a tad above the Long Period Average (LPA) for the country, Gujarat remains the driest place and faces a severe rainfall deficit of 73 per cent of the LPA. As the key sowing period of July nears its end, the State government is betting big on the optimistic...
More »Reservoir water levels rise above 10-year average with good monsoon rain
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Water levels in 91 major reservoirs in India rose 20 per cent in the past week, boosted by good monsoon rains in most parts of the country. The water available in the reservoirs was 54.419 billion cubic metres as of Thursday, compared with 59.10 bcm at the same time last year. The levels were above the 10-year average of 52.050 bcm, according to data from the Central...
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