RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Agri min clears alternative crop pattern for rain-deficient states
New Delhi In the shadow of the monsoon deficit, the Union agriculture ministry has drafted a contingency plan for states that have received scanty rainfall, focussing on alternative or short-duration crops. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) blueprint includes a shift, wherever possible, to alternative crops like bajra, groundnut, pigeon peas from water-intensive maize, cotton and paddy. State-specific plans have been prepared for parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana, sources said.
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Punjab seeks 800-crore package
The Punjab government on Sunday sought a Rs 800-crore interim relief package from the Centre expressing its anxiety over the drought-like situation in the State. The State also sought 1000 mw additional power allocation from the Central pool in lieu of extra money being spent by the State government on purchase of power for the agriculture sector besides additional cost of diesel borne by farmers for irrigation of paddy crop, in view of “deficient and erratic monsoon.
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Input costs up, Punjab wants Rs 800-cr interim relief, 1000 MW more power
Chandigarh: With a deficient monsoon jacking up input costs, farmers in Punjab are staring at a crisis. In view of the use of diesel for irrigation, input costs are likely to go up to Rs 8,000 an acre,
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Crop damage from frost or cold a natural calamity now
From now on, damage to crops due to extreme cold or frost will be considered a natural calamity and the affected farmers will be eligible for financial relief from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) or the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The Union Cabinet at a meeting here on Thursday approved the recommendation of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Drought to this effect.So far, crops damaged in natural calamities such as drought, floods, cyclone, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslip, avalanche, cloudburst and pest attack were eligible for relief under the SDRF and NDRF.
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Weak monsoon: Maharashtra, Karnataka asked to go for contingency plans
With the monsoon continuing to elude many parts of India, the central government has asked the governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka to implement contingency plans in the wake of low rainfall, and is monitoring the situation in Rajasthan and the Saurashtra region in Gujarat. As of today, the southwest monsoon has been 20-30 per cent below normal. In Karnataka, it has been 40-50 per cent less. In its weekly update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the rains would improve from the middle of next week in the western, northern and central parts but go down in eastern India.
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Review Bt cotton, orders state govt
MUMBAI: The state government is seriously considering switching from genetically modified (GM) cotton to more conventional cotton seeds. A plan to phase out and look for alternatives of Bacillus thuringiensis
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Indian scientists try to crack monsoon source code
Scientists aided by supercomputers are trying to unravel one of Mother Nature's biggest mysteries -- the vagaries of the summer monsoon rains that bring life, and sometimes death, to India every year. In a first-of-its-kind project, Indian scientists aim to build computer models that would allow them to make a quantum leap in predicting the erratic movements of the monsoon. If successful, the impact would be life-changing in a country where 600 million people depend on farming for their livelihoods and where agriculture contributes 15 percent to the economy. The monsoon has been dubbed by some as India's "real finance minister".
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Food Bill: Govt looking at flexible plan, may exclude 33% population
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday gave further momentum to an alternative proposal that seeks to replace rigid provisions in the National Food Security Bill with “liberal” options that will give
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9 new green projects for State
The State-level committee on Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) sanctioned nine new projects under the second green revolution programme on Wednesday. The Ministry of Agriculture has sanctioned Rs 217
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Karnataka seeks over Rs. 2000cr Central help for deficit rain
Karnataka on Tuesday sought interim relief of over Rs. 2,000 crore from the Centre to deal with deficient Monsoon rains leading to acute scarcity of drinking water and fodder in the state. "We explained about drought-like situation in Karnataka. We have asked Centre's help. We have requested interim relief of over Rs. 2,000 crore," state Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar told reporters after meeting with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar here.