-The Tribune Disruption in supplies due to Ukraine crisis may create food shortage, price distortions The war in Ukraine has become a war on the world’s poor. Russia and Ukraine, together, accounted for a quarter of the world’s wheat exports, one-sixth of global corn exports, nearly a third of barley and three-fourths of the export of sunflower oil. American sanctions on Russia mean it cannot sell its extra wheat in the global...
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Centre considers delinking oil, gas extraction from mining tag -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times The MoPNG is seeking a separate category of clearance for oil and gas because if it is considered a mining activity, the environmental norms may prove to be more stringent, an official in the ministry said. The Union environment ministry is considering a proposal to delink oil and gas extraction from mining projects, as far as environmental appraisal is concerned, people familiar with the matter said. If approved, oil and gas...
More »UP farmers throng private shops to sell wheat; give procurement centres a miss
-BusinessToday.in In the light of the current state of affairs in the state, UP Government's target to hit record high in wheat procurement by June 15, 2022 looks like an elusive dream. The footfall of farmers at Government-run procurement centres in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been alarmingly low this season. The typically noisy, bustling centres were strangely quiet across several locations in the state for the last two weeks. Only a handful of...
More »Delhi Govt Issues Advisory to Schools, Directs Them to Close if COVID Case Detected
-PTI/ TheWire.in The advisory, dated April 13, came amid reports of a few students testing positive for COVID-19 across the national capital and NCR. New Delhi: The Delhi Government has issued a fresh advisory for schools in the national capital, directing them to close the entire premises or specific wings temporarily if any student or staff tests positive for COVID-19. The Directorate of Education (DoE) also said that students and staff must wear...
More »Livestock Sector in India Has Shown Remarkable Resilience, Expert Says -Rosamma Thomas
-Newsclick.in India produces 22% of the world’s total milk production; India is also the largest sheep and goat meat exporter. It is among the largest exporters of bovine meat too. There must be something that livestock producers in India have got right, argues Dr Kohler-Rollefson. On April 11, 2022, researcher Dr Ilse Kohler Rollefson, who has long worked among the camel herders of Rajasthan, delivered the keynote address at the National Livestock...
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