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Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
West Bengal exports 200,000-300,000 tonnes of beef every month to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia
The fresh ordinance will replace the old one which lapses on April 5, 2015
Mills in the state have run up cane arrears of over Rs 5,600 cr for the current season
Move to pave way for re-promulgation of land ordinance
Ask for more money from the Centre for Centrally Sponsored Schemes whose funding pattern has been changed in the Budget for 2015-16
Not to estimate poverty lines or absolute numbers; will take these from ongoing socio-eco caste census done by states, focus on impact of programmes
The Centre might even prorogue one of the two Houses of Parliament mid-session to facilitate the re-promulgation of the land ordinance
Seed arrivals a trickle in peak season
Interview with Joppe Cramwinckel, Director- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Wheat crop worth about Rs 65,000 cr might be affected
Might keep less than half of PlanCom staff, rules being prepared
Suggests Debroy committee report; not recommending privatisation, say officials
Experts point to the need for a shift from culture of relief packages; weather and price insurance needed for farmers
Interview with Full-time member, NITI Aayog
Marriages on hold, children being returned from schools over unpaid fees; the rural economy is bearing the brunt of unseasonal rains, a crisis in the sugar cane sector and a fall in prices of farm pro
The disturbances could spell trouble for wheat, chana, mustard and vegetable farmers, already reeling under the impact of untimely rains since late February
Demand for mustard oil is growing at almost 20 per cent a year, but seed prices rarely keep apace
Amendments could include exempting only smaller projects from social impact assessment
Land acquisition amendment Bill likely to be taken up in Lok Sabha today