-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is ready with a contingency plan to deal with below normal rains this monsoon with a series of steps including diesel subsidy for farmers in the rain-deficient districts, crop loans at lower rates and release of foodgrains to deal with a possible shortage. Amid reports of below normal rains, the agriculture ministry presented the plan for 500 districts during a meeting called by Prime...
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SKDRDP to promote agriculture on 1,059 acres of barren land
-The Hindu Udupi (Karnataka): The Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala rural Development Project (SKDRDP) will promote agricultural cultivation in barren lands in Udupi district. Dugge Gowda, Director of district unit of SKDRDP, said that in the present year, the SKDRDP had selected 571 families and provided them with 1,059 acres of barren lands in the district. These families were being encouraged to cultivate paddy and vegetables in these barren lands. They were also being provided...
More »Rooting for Change: Bringing soil solarization to rural agriculture -Taher B Sarthalwala
-TheAlternative.in "Now is the time to move on from our traditional methods to the improved techniques. If we don't, then agriculture will no more be the viable option" While visiting the villages one scene stands out in my mind ever since my maiden visit. The forest burning tradition before seed-sowing and the sight of burnt trees as hedgerows was disturbing. Observing the leafless stumps of burnt trees still standing was a shocking...
More »Government to give an additional Rs 12,000 per household for building Indira Awas Yojana house under MGNREGA -Yogima Seth Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to give Rs 12,000 per household to the poor for working on building their homes, a measure that signifies the biggest convergence of two social welfare schemes and could provide a boost to both rural employment and consumption at a time when the monsoon is expected to be below average. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Agriculture And Not The Stock Market Is The Reality Of India -Roshan Kishore
-The Citizen.in This piece is a rejoinder to an article by D K Joshi, which appeared in ‘The Indian Express' on June 4, 2014. The main arguments made by the author are neither new nor unique. Many neoliberal economists, including some occupying crucial policy-making positions have been making arguments which propose dilution of Minimum Support Price (MSP) policies to take care of excess food stocks with the government and also control...
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