-Hindustan Times IMD on June 1 said that this year the monsoon rainfall is likely to be “normal” at 96% of the long period average (LPA), and indicated that it would be evenly spread that could bring some respite to people suffering from dry Weather conditions. New Delhi/ Pune/ Bhopal: Around 43% of the country is staring at a drought, government reports released in the past week show. By June 15, it...
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Good monsoon, govt support could revive rural demand -Ratna Bhushan & Sagar Malviya
-The Economic Times Forecast of a normal monsoon and extension of PM Kisan scheme likely to boost rural income, say cos. NEW DELHI| MUMBAI: Rural demand for groceries and daily essentials, which showed signs of slowing in the past three quarters, could revive after New Delhi extended the assured income support (PMKisan) scheme for farmers. Expectations that rains would be normal this monsoon season should also lift buying power in the...
More »It's time to take stock of the electoral process -SY Quraishi
-The Hindu The general election saw serious questions being posed to the Election Commission. The 17th Lok Sabha must deliberate on them The biggest election in the world has finally come to a successful end for which the three Election Commissioners and their 12 million staff deserve appreciation. Unfortunately, what deserved to be remembered as a subject of national pride became mired in several controversies. At the top of the list was...
More »Mango exports may take a hit due to lower production -Rutam Vora
-The Hindu Business Line Growers fear up to 70% crop loss due to cold Weather Ahemadabad: Faced with climatic adversities and competition from neighbouring countries, India is set to lose the export market for its famed mangoes. Mango production in the main growing regions of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and South India is likely to to be hit due to uneven Weather. Weather vagaries Production in Uttar Pradesh is likely to be down by about...
More »NDA trounces agrarian crisis to win rural areas -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Despite the rural hinterland being in the throes of agrarian distress, the incumbent coalition has won handsomely in these very areas The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has beaten all odds to win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Prominent among these odds was the agrarian crisis that rural India is currently in the throes of. Since 2014, the country has suffered two major droughts and 850-odd...
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