-The Hindu The intervention has bridged 63% ayacut gap and also helped stabilisation of ayacut Hyderabad: A report prepared by NITI Aayog with the support of TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, has recognised the restoration and revival of minor irrigation tanks taken up by the Telangana government as one of the best practices in irrigation water management. The report observed “public participation will lead to ownership and help in long-term sustainability...
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Many sugar mills may not qualify for Centre's cane price assistance -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line Did not meet stockholding conditions in February, March New Delhi: Nearly 40 per cent of the sugar mills in the country may not be able to take advantage of the recently-announced financial assistance package by the Centre. This is because many in the sector, which is reeling under a supply glut, may not fulfil an important eligibility condition. Sop with a rider Acting upon a recommendation made by a Group of...
More »Cracking the rural consumption puzzle -Aarati Krishnan
-The Hindu Business Line The surge in non-farm employment has led to a rural consumption splurge, making listed companies bullish Is rural India languishing in abject misery, or is it on a cheerful spending spree? Today you can get diametrically opposing views on this, depending on where you get your information. If you are an avid follower of news, then you would be firmly in the pessimist camp, having read all about...
More »As Land Acquisition Continues Unabated, Gujarat Farmers Seek Permission to Die -Damayantee Dhar
-TheWire.in Fearing that their land will be taken away by the government, over 5,000 farmers from Bhavnagar have sought permission for mass euthanasia along with their families. Bhavnagar (Gujarat): On April 1, about 100 heavily armed police personnel marched into a nondescript village, Badi in Ghogha taluka of Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, and fired tear gas shells and lathi-charged locals, injuring about ten persons, including women, and detained more than 50. All...
More »Maharashtra Govt Fails to Fulfil Promises, Farmer Organisations Call For 'Jail Bharo' Protest -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in Around two lakh farmers will court arrest on May 14, which is the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Various farmer organisations, under the banner of Shetkari Sanghatana Sukanu Samiti, have called for a ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ on May 14, across the state of Maharashtra. The court arrest, by over two lakh farmers, is slated to take place on the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. They will be protesting against...
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