Agriculture

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Benefit of MSP to Majority of Farmers, 26/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Benefit of MSP to Majority of Farmers, 26/07/2019.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Minimum Support Price (MSP), Farmers, India, Parliament
Agriculture

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Agricultural Reforms for Doubling Farmers’ Income, 26/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Agricultural Reforms for Doubling Farmers’ Income, 26/07/2019.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, India, Parliament
Agriculture

Agriculture development-based mapping of agro-ecological sub-regions and its implications for doubling farmers’ income in India

Prioritizing and targeting less developed regions is one of the multi-pronged strategies for doubling farmers’ income (DFI) in India.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2019
S. K. Srivastava, N. P. Singh, Jaspal Singh & et al
Current Science
117
2
282-287
Tags:
Agriculture, India, Agroecosystem Planning, Farmers
Agriculture

Doubling farmers’ income through Populus deltoides-based agroforestry systems in northwestern India: an economic analysis

There is widespread use of poplar in pulp and paper, match splints, pencil and plywood industries, in northern India. The practice of closer spacing geometry with compact block in poplar cultivation does not permit intercropping from the third year onwards, which discourages small landholders.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2019
S. B. Chavan, R. S. Dhillon
Current Science
117
2
219-226
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Agroforestry, Poplar, Intercrop Systems, Agricultural Research, Haryana, India
Energy

Guidelines for Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued guidelines for rollout of the Rs 34,422-crore PM-KUSUM scheme, which would encourage farmers to generate solar power in their farms and use the clean energy to replace their diesel water pumps.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Farmers, India
Water Resources

Water Conservation: From trenches, a Telangana district goes about harvesting rainwater

Officials at the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) studied the topography of the area and found that even when it rained, most of the water simply ran off the hill slopes.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Telangana, Water Harvesting, Groundwater, Farmers, Water Resources
Agriculture

PM-Kisan: Centre saves Rs 12,000 crore since April

Uttar Pradesh has been able to pass on the PM-Kisan benefit to nearly half of its 2.33 crore farmers.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agriculture, Farmers, Madhya Pradesh
Water Resources

Cauvery Calling drive to stop river from drying up

BENGALURU: Come September, bikers will ride a route tracing the flow of the Cauvery from Talacauvery in the state to Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, creating awareness about a sustainable solution to pre

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Cauvery, Ecology, Soil Capability, Farmers, Water Resources
Agriculture

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assistance to Bamboo Producing Farmers, 19/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assistance to Bamboo Producing Farmers, 19/07/2019. The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has been launched in 2018-19 to focus on the development of complete value chain of bamboo sector and link growers with markets.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Bamboo, Farmers, India, Parliament
Economy

Rahul says govt treats farmers as inferior, Rajnath Singh points to Congress years

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the “double standards” of the Union government in giving tax concessions and waivers to the rich while criticising the Budget for not having any

Publication Date: 
12/07/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Farmers, Budget, Political Parties, India, Minimum Support Price (MSP)

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