Current Affairs

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S.No. Date Headline News Papaer
1 9/30/2019 How Maharashtra?s Farmer Field Schools are teaching prosperity?(Sunday morning schools run by the?govt. teach?small farmer groups how to?control pests, increase yields) Ind. Exp.
2 9/30/2019 Let the farmer earn (Government must not sacrifice rise in farm incomes at altar of?short-term consumer interest or to save RCEP)? Ind. Exp.
3 9/26/2019 An unequal burden (Farmers are paying about Rs 15.000 crore GST annually, on which they cannot claim input tax credit)? Ind. Exp.
4 9/26/2019 Wet Woes (Too much of rains have spelt disaster for farmers in the country?s soyabean bowl) Ind. Exp.
5 2020-01-02 Agri exports (How it has the potential to transform Indian farm sector) (Agriculture) Ind.Exp
6 2019-11-27 Why Punjab, Haryana farmers need to move off paddy, wheat (Assured MSP Has Led To Over-Production Of These Food grains As Granaries Overflow With Produce Few Want To Buy) T.O.I
7 2019-11-25 Give farmers their due credit (All crop loans should be routed through Kisan Credit Cards. This will ensure that farmers do not use the loans for non-agricultural purposes)? Ind.Exp.
8 2019-11-21 Making the PM Fasal Bima Yojana work better on the ground (Some practical suggestions for improving implementation of the Modi government?s flagship crop insurance scheme)? Ind. Exp.
9 2019-09-19 Price controls on agricultural inputs will work against farmers (Seeds and pesticides together make up just a tenth of total cultivation costs. Clamping down on industry will only aggravate the curren Ind. Exp.
10 2019-09-19 Price controls on agricultural inputs will work against farmers (Seeds and pesticides together make up just a tenth of total cultivation costs. Clamping down on industry will only aggravate the curren Ind. Exp.
11 2019-09-16 Let the farmer choose (State may provide the cultivator with funds, but not incentivise untested technologies like zero budget natural farming)? Ind. Exp.
12 2019-09-16 The right to choose (Government could give fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers and let them decide if they want to practise zero budget natural farming or use chemical-fertilisers)? Ind. Exp.
13 2019-09-16 Let the farmer choose (State may provide the cultivator with funds, but not incentivise untested technologies like zero budget natural farming)? Ind. Exp.
14 2019-09-16 The right to choose (Government could give fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers and let them decide if they want to practise zero budget natural farming or use chemical-fertilisers)? Ind. Exp.
15 2019-09-02 The farmers? finance minister (Arun Jaitley?hoped to transform?agri-markets, subsidy structures. Implementing these ideas would be a fitting tribute to him)? Ind. Exp.
16 2019-09-02 The farmers? finance minister (Arun Jaitley?hoped to transform?agri-markets, subsidy structures. Implementing these ideas would be a fitting tribute to him)? Ind. Exp.
17 2019-08-22 Dumping of a different kind (Subsidies for farmers shouldn?t end up benefiting consumers and depressing market prices) Ind. Exp.
18 2019-08-22 Dumping of a different kind (Subsidies for farmers shouldn?t end up benefiting consumers and depressing market prices) Ind. Exp.
19 2019-08-19 Unlock the land markets (High powered commitee for transformation of agriculture should reform restrictive tenancy laws, protect rights of landowners) Ind. Exp.
20 2019-08-19 Unlock the land markets (High powered commitee for transformation of agriculture should reform restrictive tenancy laws, protect rights of landowners) Ind. Exp.
21 2019-08-11 Certification of seeds to be made mandatory to step up agri output (Barcoding and tracking could hike productivity by 25%, say officials)? Hindu
22 2019-08-11 Certification of seeds to be made mandatory to step up agri output (Barcoding and tracking could hike productivity by 25%, say officials)? Hindu
23 2019-08-09 How farmers can stop burning crop stubble & profit from it too.? T.O.I
24 2019-08-09 How farmers can stop burning crop stubble & profit from it too.? T.O.I
25 2019-08-05 In the shade of solar trees (Helping farmers produce solar energy can help realize the government?s target of doubling farmers? incomes)? Ind. Exp.
26 2019-08-05 In the shade of solar trees (Helping farmers produce solar energy can help realize the government?s target of doubling farmers? incomes)? Ind. Exp.
27 2019-07-28 What is zero budget natural farming? (Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers? incomes? Where are the pitfalls?) Hindu
28 2019-07-22 A win-win deal(Replacing subsidies with direct cash transfers to farmers? accounts will empower them as well as consumers)? Ind. Exp.
29 2019-07-09 On the water front (Farmers can be given monetary rewards for saving electricity and water. Water-guzzling crops need to shift to geographically sustainable areas) Ind. Exp.
30 2019-07-04 A scheme for farmers that has not reached most farmers (PM-Kisan is limited in both scope and implementation)? Hindu
31 2019-06-02 BJP?s rural votes show talk of farm crisis misleading.? T.O.I
32 2019-05-05 Chips at stake in the PepsiCo-farmers fight (Who has infringed on rights under the Protection of Plant Varieties ?and Farmers? Rights Act, 2001?) Hindu
33 2019-04-18 Cold Realities (Production glut, not dearth of cold storage and processing infrastructure, is the real cause of farm distress today) Ind. Exp.
34 10/7/2019 State of the Onion (Peeling away data behind?agri exports brings tears to the eyes) T.O.I
35 10/5/2019 HT alumna?s?AI-enable?platform to upgrade fight against stubble burning.? T.O.I
36 10/3/2019 ?How agri MNCs are pushing their products (These companies are?proactively engaging?the?Indian farmer?more than government departments)? Ind. Exp.
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