-Newsclick.in Bihar DAP Shortage Delays Sowing of Rabi Crops, Farmers Fear Loss in Quality Patna: Rajeshwar Mandal and Surajdeo Yadav are extremely worried as the sowing of maize, wheat, pulses and mustard has been delayed due to the acute shortage of diammonium phosphate (DAP). The marginal farmers of the flood-hit Seemanchal-Koshi region of Bihar fear that the delay in sowing the Rabi crops will affect their Quality and production. Mandal and Yadav are...
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"Cat's Out Of The Bag": Supreme Court On Centre's Stubble-Burning Data -Sukirti Dwivedi
-NDTV.com Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court said in its order that "the major culprit of pollution" is industry, transport and road dust and "some part" is stubble burning. New Delhi: Farm fires only have a 10 per cent share in Delhi's severe pollution, the central government on Monday told the Supreme Court in a hearing on the air Quality crisis in India's capital. The contribution of stubble-burning - or burning of farm waste...
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...
More »Stubble Burning Contributes Only 10% To Air Pollution, Supreme Court Told
-NDTV.com Delhi Air Pollution: To bring down pollution, the central government suggested three steps to the Supreme Court which include the introduction of an odd-even vehicle scheme, a ban on trucks' entry in Delhi, and the severest - lockdown. New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that stubble burning is not the major cause of worsening air Quality in Delhi and northern states, as it contributes to only 10...
More »It’s an emergency, stop vehicles and lock down city: SC on Delhi air pollution
-TheFederal.com 'It has become a fashion to blame the farmers. Have you seen how crackers are being burnt in Delhi for the last seven days? What was the Delhi Police doing?' The Supreme Court on Saturday called the toxic air pollution in Delhi-NCR an “emergency” situation and asked the Centre and the Delhi government to take urgent steps to improve the air Quality. The court went on to suggest steps such as stopping...
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