-Livemint.com Partnerships with schools in rural India, panchayats and the private sector can help fulfil our aims India has made progress over the years in addressing its high prevalence of under-nutrition. However, malnutrition remains a significant worry. A large proportion of children are still underweight (32%), stunted (36%), ‘wasted’ (19%) and anaemic (67%) according to National Family Health Survey data released this year. The Green Revolution, National Food Security Mission (2007) and...

-The Hindu Business Line Millets such as ragi deserve higher support prices as they are important for nutrition and water efficiency  The CACP recommendations on Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the mandated six Rabi crops — wheat, barley, gram, lentil, rapeseed and mustard, and safflower — are arrived by considering several factors. These include the cost of production, supply and demand situation of various crops in domestic and global markets, domestic and world...

-The Telegraph Document says country is poised to consolidate and accelerate its revival over the rest of the year A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) document on Monday said contact-intensive sectors will lead India’s recovery. Besides, elevated inflation will cool from September ``albeit stubbornly’’ on the back of easing momentum and favourable base effects, according to a paper on the state of the economy co-authored by deputy governor Michael Patra, that is part...

-IANS/Business Standard A recent report titled by the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has pointed out that West Bengal's farming sector is lagging behind other states on two crucial counts. A recent report titled "Farmers' Welfare: An analysis across states of India," by the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has pointed out that West Bengal's farming sector is lagging behind other states on two crucial counts. The...

-Livemint.com The government aims to achieve this through a new network of farm need fulfilment centres and a single brand of fertilizer Farmers have always been the backbone of India’s economy and the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is striving to strengthen Indian farming through innovative and concrete measures in the fertilizer sector with the vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. Structural changes in this sector are crucial for achieving this...