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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: Agriculture

To stop rupee dive, India needs to move labour away from agriculture

Almost any movement of labour to non-agricultural activity — like construction or serving tourists — will translate into productivity gain.

Haridwar to Delhi: On route to protest, farmers slept on road, cooked in makeshift kitchens

Angry farmers, on the road for 13 days, say they have left behind produce, farms and cattle to protest in Delhi as they are unhappy with Modi government.

New procurement policy will allow states to rope in private players to ensure MSP to farmers

The cabinet headed by PM Modi has approved a new procurement policy to ensure minimum support price to farmers.

GDP growth of 8.2% surpasses expectations, but agriculture prices a cause of concern

Farm loan waivers may actually dis-incentivise banks from lending to agriculture in the long-term.

A super voracious moth has arrived in India

The moth can fly long distances overnight to attack maize and a variety of valuable crops such as cotton, rice etc. 

Modi’s MSP increase to have limited impact as govt buys only a third of rice, wheat output

Data shows every year only one third of total rice and wheat produced is procured by the govt, thus limiting benefits of hiked MSP.

Kerala floods show how Modi’s got his spending priorities all wrong

Govt spend on water resources is five times lower than on farmers’ credit, crop insurance. Of this, only 3% is spent on flood management.

How India is employing drone tech — from fields and films to rail and mining

Report suggests the UAV industry in India will reach Rs 6,257 crore by 2021; drones likely to open up job avenues.

Game-changing Green Revolution may have led to Congress party’s decline in India

Green Revolution was comparable in magnitude to the impact of the industrial revolution on manufacturing and led to the rise of agrarian opposition parties in India.

With all the economic gloom and doom, this is India’s sunrise sector

The biggest potential benefit of this sector will be achieving more of Make in India.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.