Comments by Doug Gurian-Sherman on the Report of the Expert Committee (EC-II) on Bt Brinjal Event EE-1 (developed by: M/s
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd. (Mahyco) and partners, and submitted to the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, October 8 2009).
Ahmedabad: The state agriculture department has started a crop survey (annawari) to estimate loss of standing crop due to delay in monsoon and deficit rains in several pockets in the state.
Studies Predict Dramatic Changes In Monsoon Pattern
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: The preliminary results of the second set of extensive studies on the impact of climate change on India are out. Unchecked climate change could cause dramatic changes in the monsoon and lead to mixed affects on agricultural productivity in the country, the results suggest.
This document contains the Presentation made by Krishna Kumar, IITM-Pune, to Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of Environment and Forests, on 14 Oct. 2009 in New Delhi.
The presentation is focused on the impact of climate change on India
Madhya Pradesh government has announced to register the name of farmers before purchasing of food grain on support price from next year, official sources said.
The decision was taken at a meeting of an advisory committee meeting in the presence of Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Parash Chandra Jain.
The sudden burst of rain across Uttar Pradesh may have brought respite from the humid weather, but for the farmers across the state this has been a double blow. The state
Kharif Crop Faces A Double Whammy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: The flood fury in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka may affect standing crop, adding to the expected shortfall in kharif production while pushing up food prices. As much as two lakh hectares of paddy is submerged in Andhra Pradesh and in Karnataka, the pigeon pea or arhar crop has been hit.
With the government finding itself in a spot after deficient monsoon adversely affected rice output this year, the government on Tuesday said that it would release about 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to keep a check on the foodgrain prices in the domestic market.
Having placed a request with the Prime Minister and Home Minister for a grant of Rs 10,000 crore under the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) for mitigating the flood damage across 15 districts of north Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday announced plans for a padyatra across Bangalore to collect funds and relief material.
Areas bordering Bhutan in Udalguri district now resemble a battle zone amidst an escalating man-elephant conflict, with disturbing consequences for both. A spurt in the conflict has claimed the lives of six elephants this year, with the past one month alone witnessing the death of three elephants.
