The transport sector is important for the smooth functioning of an economy. The supply chains for various products and by-products (both domestically as well as internationally) can work efficiently only if the transportation of raw materials and inputs, and final goods and commodities takes place without disruption. Due to economic growth, India’s annual CO2 (i.e., carbon dioxide) emission has expanded from 1.19 billion tonnes in 2005 to 2.44 billion tonnes...
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Answer to climate shocks? Heat-resistant wheat from ICAR hits markets, ‘grows in 100 days’ -Mohana Basu
-ThePrint.in 'Pusa Ahilya' or HI 1634 is said to allow later sowing without risk of heatwave effects, and have a high yield potential of 70.6 quintals per hectare. New Delhi: At a time when wheat farmers across the country are reeling from poor harvests due a scorching March, scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have released a new heat-resistant variety of the crop. Known as HI 1634 or ‘Pusa Ahilya’,...
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-The Hindu Business Line MSP signalling in favour of OIlseeds, pulses should be backed up by credible procurement steps In announcing the minimum support prices for the kharif season, the Centre has rightly stuck to its plan of trying to wean away acreage from rice, particularly in rainfed areas, to pulses and OIlseeds. This has been its policy since 2015, and it has resulted in output gains and increased acreage in pulses,...
More »14 crops and a prayer -- why Modi govt’s latest MSP increases ride a lot on hope -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in The govt Wednesday raised support prices for 14 crops by 6 per cent, on an average — the highest in four years. New Delhi: India’s latest price support policy for farmers places more emphasis on keeping consumer inflation in check than reflecting the new normal of rising cultivation costs and soaring food prices following the Ukraine war, a reading of the numbers show. The Narendra Modi government Wednesday announced minimum support prices...
More »MSP Revision a Betrayal of Our Movement, Covers Only Inflation Impact, Say Farmer Leaders -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in If rise in input costs is compared with new MSP, then in real terms, MSP has been reduced for 11 out 14 Kharif crops, the leaders said. New Delhi: Terming it a “cruel joke” on farmers, farmer organisations on Thursday said that the increase in minimum support price (MSP) of 14 crops for Kharif season 2022-23 announced by the Centre merely covers the impact of inflated prices of inputs including seeds,...
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