Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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.
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Pulses import fails to arrest price rise
Poor international crop resulted in further price rise as it forced importers to buy at higher rates to meet domestic demand
 "Pulses import fails to arrest price rise")
 "Centre to Met: Watch rain-deficient regions")
 "Conditions for sugar mills to avail subsidy eased")
States, too, responsible for high pulses prices
Only 3, out of 11 states, lift pulses allocated by Centre
 "States, too, responsible for high pulses prices")
IMD sees 'above normal' rains for Aug-Sept
Southwest monsoon likely to be 107% of long-period average; augurs well for farmers
 "IMD sees 'above normal' rains for Aug-Sept")
Budget process set for a makeover
Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change
 "Budget process set for a makeover")
Indian drones to aid crop cover scheme
The project is funded by Department of Electronics and IT, Indian Council for Scientific Research and Information Technology Research Academy
 "Indian drones to aid crop cover scheme")
Newsmaker: K J Ramesh
In the weather management cockpit
Sowing of pulses tops five-year average
Centre raises rice procurement target for 2016-17, on hope of bumper harvest
 "Sowing of pulses tops five-year average")
Modi asks NITI Aayog to drive transformation
PM tells think tank to frame policy to propel India into the next century
 "Modi asks NITI Aayog to drive transformation")
Monsoon forecast not to be revised as yet; final IMD update by month-end
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet also says there is no reason to lower the forecast to 'normal', from 'above normal'
Government plans to re-introduce release order mechanism to check surging sugar prices
Food Secretary Vrinda Sarup reviewed the price situation today in a video conference interaction with both sugar producing and consuming states
 "Government plans to re-introduce release order mechanism to check surging sugar prices")
Monsoon forecast not to be revised as yet; final IMD update by month-end
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet also says there is no reason to lower the forecast to 'normal', from 'above normal'
NITI Aayog to rank states on social sector performance
To assess progress in health, education, nutrition, water management
 "NITI Aayog to rank states on social sector performance")
Vegetable prices in Delhi soar on heavy rains
The prices of major vegetables have moved by 20-30% from July 1 to July 25
 "Vegetable prices in Delhi soar on heavy rains")
Centre re-imposes MEP on potato
Imposition of minimum export price means exports of potatoes priced above Rs 24.24 per kg won't be permitted
 "Centre re-imposes MEP on potato")
NITI Aayog panel favours replacing Medical Council of India with a new body
Comprising nominated members, the new institution would bring transparency and improve quality of medical education in the country
 "NITI Aayog panel favours replacing Medical Council of India with a new body")
PM Modi to review NITI Aayog's vision document on July 28
Apart from focusing on sectors such as infrastructure, commerce, education and health, the vision document will cover internal security and defence, which were not part of the earlier Five-Year Plans
 "PM Modi to review NITI Aayog's vision document on July 28")
India has most stunted children in world: Report
The report shows 48 million children in India, or two in every five under 5 years, suffer from stunted growth
 "India has most stunted children in world: Report")
