-The Times of India GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Thursday following incessant rains in the state and upper reaches of Brahmaputra river in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued an alert after the Water level of Brahmaputra river crossed the warning level mark in Guwahati. According to the CWC, the Brahmaputra river was flowing at least 0.20 metres above the warning level mark of 48.68...
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Rice fallow pulses boost farmers’ income
-The Hindu CHINNAMANUR (Tamil Nadu): Paddy growers in Cumbum valley have successfully harvested rice fallow pulses, third crop in a year, thanks to summer rain in the last month. They had raised green gram in lands where they harvested paddy, the second crop in the valley. Summer rain had kept the paddy field wet after harvest, which was sufficient to raise the third crop. “To capitalise on the summer rain, we had recommended...
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-The Economic Times CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government today said it will promote direct sowing of paddy in the state as crop plantation through this method saves Water and reduces cultivation cost. "In Haryana, the Agriculture department will set up demonstration plants over an area of 32,000 acres to promote direct sowing of paddy during 2015-16," Haryana Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar said. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Monsoon in India: Rain deficit to hit several crops -Banikinkar Pattanayak
-The Financial Express The Narendra Modi government has pledged to employ all machinery at its disposal to deal with a second straight year of deficient monsoon. The Narendra Modi government has pledged to employ all machinery at its disposal to deal with a second straight year of deficient monsoon and denied an impending distress in the vulnerable pockets of the country, but a dispassionate look at the ground situation would show there...
More »Govt. shows laxity in battle against malnutrition
The fourteenth Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) report, submitted to the 16th Lok Sabha in April this year, has found that despite various interim orders issued by the Supreme Court from time to time (based on a writ petition that was filed by People’s Union for Civil Liberties in April, 2001), the Government of India has failed to universalize the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. This means India has to...
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