-IndiaToday.in Vegetable prices are on an upswing across the retail markets of Kolkata after untimely rainfall in the city caused damage to the standing crops. Kolkata: Vegetable prices remained on the higher side across the retail markets of Kolkata on Friday after untimely rainfall in the city damaged the standing crops. With the constricted supply line due to recent untimely rain, a massive demand-supply gap can also be seen in the city. According...
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No record of farmers' deaths due to protest, so no financial assistance: Govt tells Parliament -Snehanshu Shekhar
-IndiaToday.in Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has informed Parliament that the government has “no record" of the deaths of the farmers who camped out at Delhi borders protesting against the now repealed three farm laws. In a written reply to the Opposition’s query on whether the Centre will grant financial assistance to the families of the farmers who lost their lives during the year-long protest, Union Minister Tomar said, “Ministry of...
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-TheThirdPole.net A new study suggests that Himalayan glaciers may be melting even during winter, when they were previously believed to remain stable In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu. He was surprised by what he saw. The destination, popular among Kathmandu residents seeking a sight of snow-covered mountains, wasn’t as thickly blanketed in white as in previous years. Later...
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-The Hindu In its current form, the Char Dham road project goes against all environmental safeguards The Char Dham road project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016, is an ambitious attempt to widen nearly 900 kilometres of hill roads at the cost of ₹12,000 crore. The project, which will be executed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), aims to provide all-Weather connectivity to the four major shrines...
More »Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them? -Karishma Mehrotra
-Scroll.in Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create? Ramanjaneyulu GV seethes with disdain remembering the times agricultural technology start-ups pitched to him over the past eight years. On offer was the full rainbow of services: market solutions and Weather predictions for higher agricultural yield, better quality produce, more profits. Everything that, in theory, should be welcome. “My opposition...
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