When more than 30 children died in Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) between 10th and 12th of August this year, it became a sensational news item for the Indian media. However, one cannot assume that the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath did not know that several districts of his state, including Gorakhpur were among the JE/ AES...
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'Input prices have pulled down farm income' -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: A substantial increase in input costs of materials has led to a decline in crop income over the years. This has resulted in the purchasing power of farmers not improving even though there was an increase in farm output, an official report has said. “By and large, the per hectare real value of output increased for most crops during the period 2004-05 to 2013-14, but the...
More »Assam appeals China for sharing Brahmaputra data -Prabin Kalita
-The Times of India GUWAHATI: Crippled by three waves of devastating flood, Assam on Wednesday appealed to China to share hydrological data of Brahmaputra river, which flows through Tibet, with India to help state prepare for the oncoming disaster in advance. State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that according to central government, China for "mysterious reasons" has not shared the hydrological data. "We appeal to China to share the data. We...
More »Over 90 Lakh Farmers Benefited From Crop Insurance Scheme, PM Modi Told
-PTI PM Narendra Modi was informed that claims of over Rs. 7,700 crore have already been paid to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, according to a PMO statement. New Delhi: Over 90 lakh farmers have benefited from the crop insurance scheme during the Kharif season last year and the Rabi season in 2016-17, a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was told in New Delhi today. The prime...
More »Madhya Pradesh to compensate farmers selling at lower than MSP -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express The registration of farmers will begin from September 1. Besides personal details like phone number, bank account details and Aadhaar number, the farmers will have to share details of cultivation and acreage Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is set to roll out a populist scheme to compensate farmers when they are forced to sell their crops below the minimum support price (MSP) in mandis. The move by the...
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