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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PM: NREGA could usher in second green revolution
The sixth anniversary of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) saw the government promising reforms in the scheme, which has been criticised for delays in wage payments and depleting farm labour. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the scheme could usher in a second green revolution through land development and irrigation facilities. He was, however, silent on demands to extend the scheme to mainstream agricultural activities.
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5 cr farmers benefited by crop insurance
New Delhi Close to five crore farmers have availed of the benefits under the national crop insurance scheme, which aims at protecting farming communities against crop failures due to vagaries of weather,
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Green revolution initiative: West Bengal and Chhattisgarh starved of funds
The government’s plan of ushering in a green revolution in eastern states doesn’t seem to have taken off in the country’s biggest paddy (de-husked) rice producing state of West Bengal. Till January 20,
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Some ground realities: exaggerated numbers are thrown across our food security debate
The time has come to supplement the employment guarantee scheme with a food security strategy. And if we don’t do it now, we probably will not do so for a long time. As the economist Gunnar Myrdal argued,
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Punjab may Make Going Tough for Food Bill
The Centre’s National Food Security Bill could face some hitches, irrespective to which party forms government in Punjab as both the Congress and Akali Dal-BJP have promised to diversify agricultural production
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Centre allots Rs 332.87 cr for green revolution in East
The Centre on Monday released Rs 332.87 crore to seven Eastern States to extend the Green Revolution in the current financial year (2011-12). Rs 400 crore have been earmarked for this sub-scheme under
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Difficult to digest
After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian? The bill seeks to address widespread hunger in the country through food support programmes and
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Difficult to implement Food Bill, says Pawar
Concerned over poor budget allocation for the farm sector, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that it may be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Bill without adequate funds to boost agricultural output, a must for increased foodgrain requirement. “My grievance is only one — the total budgeted provision for the entire Agriculture Ministry is Rs. 20,000 crore. And subsidy is, as of today, Rs. 65,000 crore. It might go to Rs 1 lakh crore in the current year.”
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Implementing Food Bill without adequate funds difficult: Pawar
New Delhi, 29 Jan: Concerned over poor budget allocation for the farm sector, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said it may be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Bill without adequate
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Govt panel may recommend ethanol price revision
A Planning Commission expert committee may soon recommend a revised price for ethanol, currently pegged at an ad hoc price of Rs 27 a litre. Official sources said the commission will forward this to all