-The Hindu Business Line The gross value of output of dung INCreased 6.8% to ₹34,825.75 cr in 2019-20 from ₹32,598.91 cr in 2011-12 The gross value of output (GVO) of cattle dung estimated at ₹34,825.75 crore is more than the total value of the fodder that the cattle population consumes. Not only fodder but there are also 128 other items INCluding maize, mustard, onion, potato, eggs, soyabean, tea, coffee and cashew nut...
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Shelter for destitute women
-The Telegraph Leena Gangopadhyay, the chairperson of the commission, who has been touring north Bengal for the past couple of days, has inspected three prospective sites and will soon submit a report to the state women and child welfare department for the final nod Siliguri: The West Bengal Commission for Women has decided to set up a home for destitute girls and women aged 18 years and above in or around Siliguri. Leena...
More »Punjab reports nearly three-fold jump in stubble burning INCidents in 9 days
-PTI/ The Hindu Business Line Total number of such cases has touched 2,625 so far this season Punjab has reported a nearly three-fold jump in farm fire INCidents in the last nine days, with the total number of such cases reaching 2,625 so far this season. From September 15 till October 10 this year, the state had witnessed 718 stubble burning INCidents. According to data from the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, the state...
More »India suffered INCome loss of $159 billion in key sectors due to extreme heat in 2021: Report
-PTI/ The Hindu Between 2016–2021, extreme events triggered by climate change caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country India suffered an INCome loss of $159 billion, 5.4% of its gross domestic product, in the service, manufacturing, agriculture, and construction sectors due to extreme heat in 2021, according to a new report. Heat exposure in the country led to the loss...
More »Will the government’s MSP calculations hold? -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times There is good reason to ask whether the latest MSP hike will be enough to meet the government’s requirements. Open market prices of wheat are quite high and the government has already eaten into its excess stocks. The Union Cabinet announced the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and other Rabi (winter) crops for the 2023-24 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) on Tuesday. For wheat, the most important Rabi crop from...
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