Mamit district, known as the rice-bowl of Mizoram, has its eyes set on oil palm to provide a new crop to its farmers and at the same time contribute to the state’s agro-based economy. While the state agriculture department introduced oil palm cultivation in 2001, Mamit rather woke up a little late. But since 2007, nearly 4,500 farmers in 45 villages in the district have taken up oil palm cultivation. “We introduced...
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Rs 600 crore allocated for Crop-affected Farmers
As a part of Statewide visit in crop affected areas, the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today reached Daiyarpur village in Vidisha district and comforted crop affected farmers. He informed that the State Government has increased relief amount from Rs 500 crore to Rs 600crore in order to extend maximum financial help to crop affected farmers. No different yardstick will be applied in distribution works. Every affected farmers will...
More »Of margins and the marginalised by Jayati Ghosh
The countrywide share of corporate retail in food distribution tripled in the past four years when retail food prices showed the greatest increase. THE dramatic increase in food inflation over the past two years has been associated with several surprises. One major surprise has been how the top economic policymakers in the country have responded to it. The initial response was one of apparent disbelief, followed very quickly by the...
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RTI activist Dr Amarnath Pandey was shot at in Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh on Wedneday night. He has been admitted to Benaras Hindu University hospital. Dr Amarnath, a homeopath by profession, has exposed alleged corruption in the NREGA work at Bhatauli village by the Block Development Officer and Village Pradhan. ...
More »MIWA extends support to protesting villagers by Vineet Gill
The Manesar Industrial Welfare Association has extended its support to the villagers who have been staging a protest against the states recent land acquisition plan, which has effectively zeroed in on several villages near the IMT. Representatives and residents of over 10 villages in Manesar have joined hands with MIWA and are urging the rest of the industrial community in Gurgaon and Manesar to support them against the HSIIDC. More than 1800...
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