-DNA Country to import 50 lakh MT pulses from Myanmar, Australia, Tanzania India's 'low pulse' is going to pump up the economies of three countries – Myanmar, Australia and Tanzania. India needs to urgently import 50 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of pulses worth over Rs 2,600 crore to meet the domestic demand of 2.10 lakh MT. "There is no supply. Farmers had stopped cultivating pulses for want of incentives. Besides, to cultivate pulses,...
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302 of 614 districts reeling under drought, highest since 2009 -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India There is more to this year's rainfall deficit than meets the eye. After the monsoon was officially declared over on September 30, 17 of the country's 36 weather subdivisions had received deficient or scanty rainfall. That's about 39% of the country's area, home to over 66 crore people, nearly half the country's population. Deficient is when rains are below the average by 20% or more while scanty...
More »Weather department hits bull's eye for the first time with prediction of drought year -Amit Bhattacharya
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In April this year, the Indian Meteorological Department had stuck its neck out and warned the country of a second straight drought this year. It was IMD's bleakest monsoon forecast, the first time it had predicted a rain shortfall of more than 10%. As it turned out, IMD was spot on. As on September 24, the monsoon deficit for the season was 13%, as against the...
More »Rain washes away crop failure worries in Gujarat -Vijaysinh Parmar & Himanshu Kaushik
-The Times of India RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: Just a week ago, lakhs of farmers across Gujarat were on the verge of losing their standing crop due to a prolonged dry spell. However, five days of incessant rainfall has come as a saviour. Agriculturists say that the wet spell at the fag end of monsoon will now help their kharif crops survive. The rains have resulted in 80 big and small dams, especially in Saurashtra, overflowing,...
More »Lie of the land: Only 39 of 133 GM crop field trials monitored in 6 years -Dipu Rai
-DNA The Centre has always claimed that the country has a robust regulatory mechanism Busting the claims of the Indian government and scientists that the country has a robust regulatory mechanism to test genetically modified (GM) crops, toxic loopholes are emerging. From 2008 to 2014, only 39 of the 133 GM crop field trials were properly monitored, leaving the rest for unknown risks and possible health hazards to common people. Documents accessed...
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