Encouraged by govt's crop diversification push, Mansa farmers switched to growing capsicum, but excessive produce this yr has led to massive price drop — from Rs 25 last yr to Rs 2.
Compensation assistants will help Patwaris inspect crop damage due to unseasonal rain. Dy CM Chautala says assessment of damage, reported on 16 lakh acres so far, to be ‘finished in 7-10 days’.
Torrential rains on Sunday and Monday lashed Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Madhya Pradesh, which account for the bulk of wheat output in India, flattening crops and flooding farms.
Last year's high profits and lower chances of the crop being destroyed by stray cattle drove farmers in UP to grow potatoes over wheat, leading to higher supply than demand.
The march began at Nashik and is likely to reach Mumbai on 20 March. The farmers' 17-point charter includes demands they say have been unmet for as long as 5 years. Meeting with Shinde govt tomorrow.
Lower rapeseed prices have hurt farmers from Rajasthan, owing to which the govt is attempting to protect growers ahead of the state election, trade and industry officials said.
The reduced allocation may imply that government agencies will not procure and sell any pulse, oilseeds or cotton if their prices fall below MSP during FY24.
In an article, Bibek Debroy says that taxing farmers’ incomes should be the states’ responsibility and the reason it is not already done is due to political clout of large farmers.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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