-NDTV Of the 13,000 wells in Indian side of Punjab, 25 per cent of them had high levels of arsenic, the study highlighted. New Delhi: The Indus Basin region covering areas of Indian as well as Pakistan side of Punjab has "serious" levels of arsenic in groundwater, along with traces of fluoride and nitrate, raising a major public-health concern, a new study Tuesday said. Of the 13,000 wells in Indian side...
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Kamal Nath waives farm loans up to Rs. 2 lakh after assuming office as MP Chief Minister
-PTI Congress had promised during the poll campaign that if it wins, it would implement farmers’ loan waiver within 10 days of coming to power. Bhopal: Loans up to Rs. 2 lakh of Madhya Pradesh farmers will be waived, with Kamal Nath on Monday signing a file to this effect soon after he was sworn in as the State’s 18th Chief Minister on December 17. After Mr. Nath signed the file, Principal Secretary...
More »JICA team finds norms 'flouted' in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
-The Hindu Japanese officials met farmers over land acquisition Ahmedabad: Officials of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is funding the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, have apparently found violations of the agency’s guidelines in the process of land acquisition. The officials held a series of meetings with farmers and their representatives and also activists, who are opposing land acquisition for bullet train project. According to sources, a team of JICA officials is now...
More »Oilseeds, pulses procurement progressing at a snail's pace -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The prime minister’s pet scheme to ensure higher income for farmers through robust procurement in coordination with states is moving at a snail’s pace, with just about 11% of the target achieved in the first two months, officials said. Food Corporation of India (FCI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed), which have a target to procure 33 lakh tonne of oilseeds and pulses...
More »Fields of ferment -Ashok Gulati
-The Indian Express Why assembly election verdicts should occasion a rethink on loan waivers, MSP raises The results of the elections to state assemblies should be a humbling experience for the BJP. Political pundits have started analysing the verdict, since the reasons for the BJP’s defeat have important implications for the parliamentary election of 2019. One factor that is being flagged by analysts is farm distress. Farmers across the country are not...
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