Agriculture India

First food: business of taste

Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …

Quality control manual for grid connected rooftop solar PV systems and solar PV water pumping systems

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy vide notification dated 25.02.2023, To ensure the quality of installation and a structured mechanism for monitoring of the installations, has proposed to bring out quality control manuals for the following: Grid-connected Rooftop Solar PV System (Annexure A); and Standalone Solar PV Water Pumping …

Carbon prices, climate change mitigation & food security: how to avoid trade-offs?

Carbon price policies deliver cost-efficient mitigation across sectors, but can result in tradeoffs with food security and other sustainable development goals. Scenarios for a 1.5 °C world based on carbon prices could increase the undernourished population by 80 - 300 million in 2050. Applying a uniform carbon price across geographic …

Haryana cabinet gives nod to policy on land acquisition

Chandigarh: The Haryana cabinet on Thursday approved a policy on purchase of land voluntarily offered to the government by farmers for development projects. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the cabinet that met here, an official spokesperson said. The policy aims at preventing distress sale …

The economic effects of long-term climate change: evidence from the little ice age

This paper shows empirical evidence on the economic effects of long-term climate change in Early Modern Europe during a 250-year period (1500-1750) of the Little Ice Age. It estimates the economic impact of climate change by factoring in the potentially mitigating effects of adaptation. Results show the negative economic effects …

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