-The Hindu Business Line Some manufacturers have hiked prices, others await clarity on the situation New Delhi: The fertiliser industry is not hopeful of an increase in subsidies from last year’s level for non-urea crop nutrients despite global prices shooting up sharply. Several companies have increased the maximum retail price (MRP) of fertilisers, while some others are waiting for clarity. The recent farmers’ movement and the farm leaders’ unsuccessful dabbling in electoral politics...
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Food grain traders of Dhanbad protest against tax hike -Praduman Choubey
-The Telegraph Merchants fear the new decision may result in corruption Dhandbad: Food grain traders across the state are up in arms against the new Jharkhand State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Act 2022 implemented by government as per which a 2% Bazar fee is to be imposed on all transactions held in 'Agriculture Produce Market Committee' operated markets across the state. The protesting food grain traders have termed the decision of the...
More »It Takes a Village to Birth A Healthy Mom and Baby -Sreya Deb
-TheCitizen.in Improved antenatal care in Meghalaya A recent report submitted on March 20 to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from the state of Meghalaya showed that 877 newborns, and 61 pregnant women died during the pandemic. The pregnant women decided against hospital delivery out of fear of contracting Covid. A decade ago, infant mortality in Meghalaya was the same as the all-India average, at 47 deaths per 1000 births. While it has...
More »Six takeaways from IPCC AR6 Report: Long-term benefits of cutting emissions today outweigh costs -Avantika Goswami
-Down to Earth The report provides an exhaustive list of solutions across the energy, buildings, transport, land and industrial sectors which show that it is possible to cut emissions quickly and cheaply The United Nations’ climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the third instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) April 4, 2022. The report prepared by the IPCC Working Group III (WG-III) focuses on the mitigation...
More »Farmers in Tamil Nadu throw tomatoes on roadside after price falls to Rs 2 per kg
-IndiaToday.in Farmers from some parts of Tamil Nadu threw their tomato harvest on the roadside after the price of the crop fell to rates as low as Rs 2 per kilogram. Dharmapuri: After the price of tomatoes plummeted to figures as low as Rs 2 per kilogram, farmers from some parts of Tamil Nadu threw their harvest on the roadside or allowed it to rot in the field. Three months ago, the price...
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