-The Business Standard Wholesale prices of edible oils have risen 40% since Oct 15; pulses and wheat have surged 4.62% and 8.33%, respectively These could still be early signs, but it appears the breather on food inflation that India has been enjoying for some time is going to end. Following a sharp reduction in production estimates, prices of key agricultural commodities have risen over the past three weeks. According to data from the...
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Non-GM Soybean in Interest of Farmers, Environment: Experts
-Outlook Bhopal: India should continue with non-GMO (genetically modified) soybean in the larger interest of farmers and environment, experts said here today. "Non-GMO soya is the pride of India. Value added soy products including soybean meal are fetching premium price in the international market for being authentic non-GMO soy products. It is a win-win situation for all stakeholders in the value chain," Ruchi Soya Industries founder and MD Dinesh Shahra told reporters...
More »Telangana's Shocking Statistics: 350 Farmer Suicides in Five Months South -Zoya Anna Thomas
-NDTV Hyderabad: New state Telangana's first ever Budget session begins today with some bleak statistics on the table. Nearly 350 farmers have committed suicide in the five months since the state came into being on June 2 this year. Finance Minister Etala Rajender will present the Budget in the Assembly today. The opposition will arrive in the House ready to attack the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti or TRS government on farmers'...
More »Farmer suicide in Gujarat is nil
-Ahmedabad Mirror The Supreme Court on last Friday had issued notice to Gujarat government on a plea by an NGO seeking compensation to families of over 600 debt-ridden farmers who had allegedly committed suicide in the state from 2003 to 2012. However, information sought under the Right To Information Act by Mirror regarding the same from the Union Ministry of Agriculture revealed that between 2009 and 2013, no farmer had committed...
More »Letter to PM about US-India Bilateral Relations on Intellectual Property
-Kafila.org Dear Prime Minister Modi ji, We, the undersigned, wish to share with you some of our concerns on India's position on intellectual property (IP), particularly in the context of bilateral relations between the United States of America and India. We gather from the US-India Joint Statement dated 30 September 2014 that the Indian Government (a)greeing on the need to foster innovation in a manner that promotes economic growth...
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