-The Hindu Is it possible to get a good yield without using chemical fertilizers? Will a shift to organic affect our food security? Can we manage insect pests without using pesticides? Will organic cultivation still be profitable for farmers? These are some of the often asked questions by farmers when problems of modern agriculture are being discussed. Enabavi, a small village in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh promises to answer all these. Situated off...
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Women take over fields abandoned by men -S Poorvaja
-The Hindu MADURAI: Muthumari's day starts at 4 a.m. She milks her cows in the cowshed behind the house and keeps cans of milk ready to be collected by a pickup van from a private dairy company. Then she turns to her household chores and sends her children off to school. Packing the day's food for herself, she proceeds towards the fields in her village at Udayanpatti. She is not just a...
More »Onion prices hover around Rs 60; peas soars to Rs 100
-PTI CHANDIGARH: Onion prices continued to hover around Rs 60 per kg across retail markets in Punjab and Haryana, while peas jumped to Rs 80-100 per kg. After witnessing a steep hike from Rs 30 per kg a fortnight back, onion prices have been hovering around Rs 60 per kg for the past few days, traders said today. They said it was not just the price of onion, which was in short supply...
More »Vidarbha, West MP get highest rain-Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard As the southwest monsoon enters the last leg of its four-month journey, 2013 will be remembered as one of the best years in overall quantum and distribution of rainfall across India. More than expected rain so far have pushed up kharif sowing in a big way, which will not only add its bit to gross domestic product (GDP) growth but blunt inflationary pressures. If the intensity is maintained, India...
More »Firm rupee, good crop could peg WPI at 5-6% by year-end: Montek
-PTI Pinning hopes on rupee stabilisation and the impact of a good monsoon in the coming days, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said he expected inflation to hover around 5 and 6 per cent by the year-end. "With currency appearing to stabilise, I don't expect this (effect on inflation) to continue. I think if we can get moderation on the food front once the impact of a good monsoon...
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