-The Hindu A novel initiative of bringing Farmers and consumers together turns out to be a win-win deal ARJUN NAIK TANDA (SANGAREDDY DT): Chandi Bai, a 50-year-old Farmer, had a memorable day on Sunday at Arjun Naik Tanka in Hoti B mandal when several consumers, who have invested in her farm, participated in a harvesting ceremony. She welcomed the visitors with sweets that she had made, lit a lamp and offered prayers and...
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The real reason behind the north Indian smog -Vivek Kaul
-Livemint.com The pollution problem is about the allocation of right resources in the right areas. It is a political problem more than an economic one Delhi starts to become dystopian, a few weeks before Diwali, and this continues for around a month after the festival of lights. The conventional explanation for the Delhi smog (in fact, it impacts large parts of North India) is the burning of rice straw by the Farmers...
More »Farmers' loan waiver in Maharashtra: Only 50% Farmers benefit -Shruti Ganapatye
-Mumbai Mirror The Maharashtra government’s claims about the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana (CSMSSY), a Farmers’ loan waiver scheme, have fallen flat as only around half the money – Rs 16,498 crore – has been disbursed to 39.78 lakh Farmers out of the state’s 80 lakh Farmers. In June 2017, the Devendra Fadnavis government had announced Rs 34,000 crore for 80 lakh Farmers. However, the latest data released by the...
More »Fines fail to deter stubble burning -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu Farm equipment which can root out this practice not universally accessible despite govt. subsidy Patiala: Between September 27 and October 14, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) imposed Rs. 8,92,500 as fines — or “environmental compensation cess” as it is officially called — on Farmers burning paddy stubble. However, they collected only Rs. 3,05,000, according to figures from the organisation. “The fines are collected over time … frequently the Farmers don’t...
More »This gel can protect Farmers from toxic pesticides -Dinesh C Sharma
-The Hindu Business Line The gel, poly-Oxime has been prepared by InStem researchers from nucleophilic polymer New Delhi: Indian Farmers usually do not wear any protective gear while spraying chemicals in fields. This exposes them to harmful toxics contained in pesticides, causing severe health impacts and even death in extreme cases. Indian scientists have now developed a protective gel to address this problem. The gel can be applied on skin and can break...
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