Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to discharge of wastewater by the municipality of Belpahar on the applicants land. The affidavit filed by the District Magistrate, Jharsuguda, May 14, …
This paper attempts to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers’ income and investigates the determinants of participation in CF. This is based on a survey of 1,331 farmers from Maharashtra State in India engaged in onion, okra and pomegranate cultivation. The study, using 2Stage Least Squares method …
Around 20,000 farmers and tribals from various parts of the State marched from Thane to Sion on Wednesday as part of a protest march organised by the Lok Sangharsh Morcha to voice their demands. The protesters will continue their march on Thursday, which will terminate at Azad Maidan. The protesters …
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the government for not taking steps to lower the prices of power tillers and check cartels in the agri-machinery sector. Most farmers in the country are small and marginal, who could hardly afford costly agri-equipment and machineries. In this scenario, power tillers with flexibility, …
Agriculture and allied sectors provide employment to close to half of the workforce of the country and contribute about 17 per cent of national income. Among the ten major sectors of Indian economy the contribution of agriculture is highest both in employment as well as in value added output. Therefore …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ganga Lalwani Vs Union of India & Others With News item published in “Indian Express” Authored by Mallica Joshi Titled “All fiddle as crop stubble burns, farmers say solutions out of reach” dated 15/11/2018 regarding mitigation of air pollution caused …
This paper aims to better understand the context in which smallholder farms operate. The study has developed a new methodology to establish country-wide farm typologies that combines household and macro-level data (household survey, agricultural census and land cover data) to analyze food security and poverty, to enable an analysis that …
Use of antimicrobials in livestock and fish production has been increasing drastically in the last decades, with trends pointing towards further increases over the coming years. The situation is particularly complex in low- and middleincome countries (LMIC), where excessive use in intensifying systems and limited access to drugs in some …
The NITI Aayog on December 19, 2018 released ‘Strategy for New India @75’, its comprehensive national Strategy for New India which defines clear objectives for 2022-23. The Strategy was released by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It is a detailed account across 41 crucial areas that recognises the progress …
India, the world's largest groundwater user, withdraws about 230 billion m3 groundwater annually for irrigation. Excessive groundwater pumping in India leads to rapid groundwater depletion and CO2emissions. Here, using multiple data sources (observation wells and GRACE) to estimate groundwater depletion in India, as well as the associated chemistry and the …
A global index has singled out Kenya as one of the countries whose food security is undermined by various forms of corruption, underlining the impact graft has had on taxpayers' lives even as the government vows to root out the vice. According to a report by think tank Economist Intelligence …
Zimbabwe is reportedly now "food secure" and is likely not going to import maize as farmers have delivered over 1 million tons to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) after a "successful Command Agriculture Programme". According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, GMB officials said they expected at least 1.2 million tons …
Uganda Red Cross, a relief organization, on Wednesday launched an appeal for over 5,000 families in the eastern part of the country that are at risk of climate change effects. The organization in a statement issued here said the lives of over 5,000 families in Bududa and neighboring districts in …
Have been deputed only to spread awareness, maintains Gurdaspur DC Alarmed at the orders of the Gurdaspur ADC (Development) to fan out into villages after school hours and ensure that farmers do not burn husk, about 300 school lecturers have approached their union. The teachers, who are to report to …
NEW DELHI: India aims to reduce stubble burning, a major source of pollution during the winter months, by 70 per cent in its top two farm states this year, a top government official said on Tuesday, but experts questioned whether the target was credible. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana …
Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major cause of air pollution not only in the two states but also in the national capital. Scores of paddy growers in Punjab and Haryana continue to defy the ban on stubble burning, claiming they are "compelled" to do so in the …
Two cows have been reported dead in Murarandia, Kahuro sub-county after they contracted the viral disease. ALSO READ: Plan ahead, State advised on maize Symptoms of the disease were spotted a week ago, with farmers accusing livestock officers of failing to respond to their pleas. The farmers said they could …
If individual cows that produce less methane could be bred with each other, it could bring down emissions, researchers say. Photograph: Alamy From low-emission cows to robotic soil management, the farming industry will have to explore new approaches in the wake of a UN warning that the world needs to …
Indonesian poultry farmer Yohanes Sugihtononugroho faced ruin four years ago when plummeting prices forced him to slaughter all 100,000 of his chickens and shutter his business. He blamed large-scale poultry farmers who carried out a mass cull after their birds fell sick, flooding the market and sending prices tumbling. "We …
Scientists say that more than 100 thousand varieties of rice have been safeguarded for the future. Samples in the world's largest rice gene bank in the Philippines are being used to help farmers develop rice crops that can survive drought and flooding. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) gene bank …
FAO and the African Union launched a new framework document that aims to increase agricultural efficiency and reduce drudgery by helping countries in Africa to develop strategies for sustainable farm mechanization. The Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa (SAMA) is the result of discussions with policy makers from AU …
