-Hindustan Times Field studies and market trends show wide disparity between drop in crop yield and drop in wheat arrival at mandis in semi-arid belt of Punjab’s Malwa region Bathinda: Field studies conducted by the state agriculture authorities reveal that districts in the semi-arid belt of Punjab’s Malwa region have recorded a drop of 8-17% in wheat yield even as the market trend indicates a much wider gap in crop arrival in...

-The Hindu Business Line A survey of Water Users’ Associations in Uttar Pradesh indicate that equitable distribution of water is still a distant reality Water is an indispensable factor of production in agriculture. Participatory irrigation management (PIM), adhering to the rules and norms of community-based natural resource management, gained salience by receiving thrust in the National Water Policy 2002. The PIM Act aims to monitor the equitable distribution of water resources between...

-Scroll.in Reporters Without Borders reiterated its last year’s description of the country as one of the world’s most dangerous ones for the media. India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index fell from 142 in 2021 to 150 this year out of 180 countries, media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontières said on Tuesday. The organisation has been publishing the World Press Freedom Index since 2002. India’s rank has fallen to 150 in 2022 from...

-Newsclick.in The case study of Narela shows that informal workers exist in a perpetual cycle of precariousness, distress and displacement in a megacity. The case study of Narela shows that informal workers exist in a perpetual cycle of precariousness, distress and displacement in a megacity. While this cycle could be broken through interventions in the realms of social provisioning and legislative framework, the State’s policies instead seem to be working towards strengthening...

-The Hindu Business Line Says shift to rice will help mitigate scarcity-like situation amid dip in wheat procurement The Centre has revised allocation of rice and wheat for 12 States under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) by asking Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to shift to rice for their entire grain requirement. For others, the reduction in the quantity of wheat will be compensated with the same amount...