-The Hindu Current method is based on pre-1960s rainfall data, says expert; report also calls for changes in agro plans owing to shift in rainfall and temperature variation A recent analysis of the last 58 years’ (1960 to 2017) weather data of Karnataka has indicated a considerable shift in rainfall pattern in the State, which has a bearing on agriculture and water SECurity. It calls for changes in the present cropping pattern and...
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Explained: With better monsoon, what is the outlook for India’s farm SECtor? -Udit Misra
-The Indian Express More and better-distributed rainfall this year is likely to result in higher sowing, higher production, productivity and profitability for the agriculture SECtor. While it is clear that India’s broader economy will contract this year, it is also true that well-distributed rainfall has meant that the agriculture SECtor per se may be quite productive this year. A new report by Crisil throws light on the prospects of the farm SECtor. Here’s...
More »'Agriculture and Atmanirbharta' Is a Noble Vision, but Needs Hard Decisions and Political Consensus -Siraj Hussain
-TheWire.in While self-sufficiency has been baked into how India has historically looked at the agriculture SECtor, long-term planning is the need of the hour. In his address to the nation on May 12, 2020, the Prime Minister gave a call for Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. He said that the state of the world today teaches us that an Atmanirbhar Bharat is the only path and our scriptures mention eshah panthah, self-sufficient India. For agriculture,...
More »Covid-19: Feeding the future of India -Sunil Rajpal
-Financial Express Check nutritional vulnerability amongst poor children during the lockdown. In India, inequitable distribution of resources is a major challenge that has impeded access to nutrition for a sizeable population and harmed the children the most. According to the National Family Health Survey, 2015-16, every SECond child, aged 0-5 years, from the poorest 20% households in India suffers from some form of undernutrition, i.e. stunting or underweight or wasting. However, the...
More »No Internet, school comes home in rural Sikkim -Esha Roy
-The Indian Express While the Sikkim government has launched the Sikkim Edutech App to help students from Class 9-12 cope with the learning loss, it's the junior students and those in far flung areas who were left with little support. Sometime in April, with Covid forcing schools shut, Indra Mukhi Chhetri, a maths and science teacher in a rural area of South Sikkim district, began worrying about her students. While schools were...
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