-The Hindu Two cotton farmers — Kudkala Chinnaiah, 41, of Tandra in Mamda mandal and Katkarla Swamy, 41, of Bhoraj in Jainad mandal in Adilabad district — committed suicide owing to failure of crop due to excessive rainfall. While Chinnaiah committed suicide by hanging from a tree on Sunday, Swamy consumed pesticide and ended his life on Monday. ...
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The food crisis and India -CP Chandrasekhar
-The Hindu The World Bank has joined the chorus warning the world of an impending food crisis with damaging food price inflation. In its late-August edition of its Food Price Watch the Bank reported that global prices for food as reflected by its Food Price Index rose 10 per cent in July 2012 alone. The prices of staples such as corn and soya bean were at an all-time high that month,...
More »Food, the new crisis-CP Chandrasekhar
-Frontline A recession-hit world is only just waking up to the prospect of the coming food crisis resulting in a period of political turmoil with unexpected consequences. For the third time in five years, the world is braced for another food crisis. Bad weather conditions are leading to projections of major production shortfalls in some of the world’s leading food suppliers. Substantially reduced access and sharp price increases are, therefore, expected to...
More »Economy may bottom out on improving monsoon in the current quarter- Vinay Pandey
-The Economic Times The worst of drought may be behind after the near normal rains since fourth week of July, raising hopes that the economy could bottom out in the current quarter and even get a big push from a likely good Rabi harvest. The deficit in the weekly rainfall in the three weeks to August 15, the crucial sowing period in north India, has been less than 4%, almost normal rainfall. The...
More »Rains, Floods Claim 31 Lives in MP
-PTI Heavy rains and floods have so far claimed 31 lives in Madhya Pradesh prompting the state government to allocate Rs 12.47 crore additional funds for flood-affected 23 districts. Eight persons lost their lives in Hoshangabad district, followed by Bhopal where six people were killed due to rains and floods, an official release said here today. Three deaths each were reported from Ujjain and Dewas districts, two each in Damoh, Betul and Chhindwara,...
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