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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Centre arranging 150,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer
The Centre is asking states to seek allocation of pulses from the buffer stock and sell at prices not exceeding Rs 120 a kg
 "Centre arranging 150,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer")
Haque to head newly created land policy cell in NITI Aayog
Haque has been appointed in the rank of secretary to the government of India for two years, which can be extended for another year
Centre to release water conservation report
rural development ministry to also seek more funds over and above Rs 38,500 crore allocated in 2016-17 Budget for such works
 "Centre to release water conservation report")
Flaws in many rural development plans
Official panel points to bid deficiencies in rural job guarantee, pensions, housing and other programmes
 "Flaws in many rural development plans")
Why western UP could help BJP repeat its LS 2014 results in UP election
Party wooing dominant Jat community of western UP and peasants among non-Yadav backward castes and non-Jatav Dalits
 "Why western UP could help BJP repeat its LS 2014 results in UP election")
Met dept maintains 'above normal' monsoon forecast
North, central, south India to get very good showers; July to get more rain than August
 "Met dept maintains 'above normal' monsoon forecast")
Union Cabinet nod to raising minimum support price of pulses
Woos Jayalalithaa with extra foodgrains, approval to Chennai Metro Rail extension
 "Union Cabinet nod to raising minimum support price of pulses")
Govt bullish on farm sector growth
The country's agriculture growth had averaged only 0.5% in the first two-years of the Modi govt due to back-to-back droughts
 "Govt bullish on farm sector growth")
NITI Aayog seeks states' views on 15-yr vision document
Suggestions to include aspects on internal security and defence; India@2030 to replace five-year plans
 "NITI Aayog seeks states' views on 15-yr vision document")
Niti Aayog member bats for GM pulses
Agriculture economist Ramesh Chand says raising the Minimum Support Price wouldn't alone boost production in the long run
 "Niti Aayog member bats for GM pulses")
Sudden rains not pre-monsoon: IMD
Predicts southwest monsoon's onset over Kerala's coast will be delayed by six days
 "Sudden rains not pre-monsoon: IMD")
OSDs, young professionals leading NITI Aayog's demographic transformation
The Aayog since it took shape has not only halved its staff strength, but has also added fresh faces in the form of OSDs and young professionals
BJP-ruled states bog central scheme
Some others, too, sluggish on the ambitious soil health card programme; Cabinet Secretary, PMO pushing laggards
 "BJP-ruled states bog central scheme")
Centre open to lowering import duty on sugar
Maharashtra imposes stock-holding limits on sugar to check prices from rising
 "Centre open to lowering import duty on sugar")
Drought cripples farm sector
The first two years of the Narendra Modi government were marked by big announcements that will take their time to materialise. The one sector that is unfazed by slogans is agriculture
 "Drought cripples farm sector")
 "Centre lowers foodgrain price for welfare plans")
Excess late rains could hit agri hopes
However, too much rain in the later half might not always be good for crops
 "Excess late rains could hit agri hopes")
Govt hopes over 270-mn tonne foodgrains production in 2016-17
IFFCO slashes price of DAP fertiliser by Rs 50 per bag to Rs 1,200 as a gift to farmers
 "Govt hopes over 270-mn tonne foodgrains production in 2016-17")
Skymet forecasts 'above normal' rainfall
Private weather forecast agency revises estimate to 109% of LPA
 "Skymet forecasts 'above normal' rainfall")
Cotton season may have forced delay in GM royalty cap
The government on March 18 had issued a notification capping royalties of GM cotton seed technology companies at 10% for the first five years
 "Cotton season may have forced delay in GM royalty cap")
