Social activist Anna Hazare’s fight against corruption has brought the Jan Lokpal Bill back in focus 43 years after it was first introduced in Parliament The prospects of bumper wheat procurement from Punjab and Haryana may get affected with rain along with hailstorm threatening to hit wheat production in both the states. With over 90% of wheat crop yet to be harvested in both states, experts have asked farmers to wait for...
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Ozone layer over Arctic region experiences record loss, UN agency reports
The United Nations agency dealing with weather and climate today reported that ozone loss over the Arctic has reached an unprecedented level this spring owing to the continuing presence of ozone-depleting substances and extremely cold temperatures. Data shows that the Arctic region has suffered an ozone column loss of about 40 per cent from the beginning of the winter to late March, according to a news release issued by the World...
More »Agricultural output to rise by 3.8% in FY12: CMIE
India's agriculture output is expected to rise by 3.8% in 2011-12 on assumption of favourable weather conditions, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review here. "We project that agricultural output will grow for the second consecutive year in 2011-12. It is expected to rise by 3.8%, over an estimated 6.5% growth in 2010-11," CMIE said. Our projection is based on the assumption that weather conditions will be favourable...
More »Rains good for wheat: Yadav
Prolonged winter season coupled with recent rains in major wheat growing regions of north and central India is likely to push up country's wheat production to a record level of more than 82 million tonne this year. “So far the weather has been kind this year” Arun Yadav, minister of state for agriculture said on Thursday after inaugurating Krishi Vigyan Mela, adding that the current spell of light rain was good...
More »Windfall for farmers continues, loan disbursal target raised to Rs 4,75,000 crore
Farmers can continue to reap a financial harvest that first came as a windfall loan waiver of Rs 60,000 crore in 2008. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee raised the target for loan disbursal to the farmers from the present Rs 3,75,000 crore to Rs 4,75,000 crore in 2011-12, nearly a 27% jump.Mukherjee has raised the target consistently in 2010-11, the loan target was raised by over 15% at Rs 3.75 lakh...
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