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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Govt earmarks Rs 10 lakh each for 585 mandis for waste management
The fund allocated to mandis would be over and above the Rs 30 lakh given for setting up the e-NaM platform
 "Govt earmarks Rs 10 lakh each for 585 mandis for waste management")
Ten ways India's newest 'arhar' variety could be true-game changer
PUSA Arhar 16 matures in 120 days, while all current varieties mature in around 170-180 days
 "Ten ways India's newest 'arhar' variety could be true-game changer")
NITI Aayog ranks Maharashtra most farmer-friendly state
Maharashtra tops with 81.7% in NITI Aayog's new index; Puducherry, Delhi, J&K at the bottom of the list
 "NITI Aayog ranks Maharashtra most farmer-friendly state")
Centre unveils faster-maturing pulses variety
The variety will yield 20 quintals a hectare and mature in around 120 days as against 170-180 days
 "Centre unveils faster-maturing pulses variety")
New players shake up Delhi's liquid milk market
First it was Namaste India, which entered the market, then Kwality Group's new brand - Kwality Milk - and now Wholly Joy Milk
 "New players shake up Delhi's liquid milk market")
Centre's decisions to lower import duty on edible oil sector raises questions
Centre lowered the import duty on crude and refined palm oil by 5 percentage points each to 7.5 per cent and 10 per cent
 "Centre's decisions to lower import duty on edible oil sector raises questions")
Cabinet to take up divestment proposals today
Meeting today likely to also consider DA for govt staff and pensioners, advancing the Budget presentation date and a horticulture package for J&K
 "Cabinet to take up divestment proposals today")
Centre starts procuring soybean at MSP
Gujarat govt also plans to do so for groundnut, cotton; prices slide with bumper harvest
 "Centre starts procuring soybean at MSP")
Bird flu unlikely to impact poultry exports
India annually exports over Rs 750 crore of poultry products mainly to Gulf nations
 "Bird flu unlikely to impact poultry exports")
Speed bumps on the road to rural connectivity
9 states accounting for 80% of unconnected habitations drag with slow rate of road construction
 "Speed bumps on the road to rural connectivity")
Ten states could amend land lease laws by end-March
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also in the process of amending the decades-old land lease laws
 "Ten states could amend land lease laws by end-March")
PM Modi's plan to link unconnected rural areas face roadblocks in 9 states
Smooth ride in overall rural road programme
NITI Aayog's vision document to focus on common man
The document will replace the five-year plan process along with a strategic paper on seven-year horizon
 "NITI Aayog's vision document to focus on common man")
After post offices, Centre now plans to sell pulses through khadi bhandar outlets
Pulses prices have risen by around Rs 20-30 per kg in most retail markets across the country in the last one month
Centre to bring new model APMC Act to exclude contract farming by 2017
To exclude contract farming by 2017
 "Centre to bring new model APMC Act to exclude contract farming by 2017")
Pulses, metals, fuel may play spoilsport in cooling CPI inflation
Inflation trends: Mixed signals in Sept trend
 "Pulses, metals, fuel may play spoilsport in cooling CPI inflation")
Soya, groundnut crop may miss estimates
Third-part of a series on kharif crop looks at the oilseeds scenario
 "Soya, groundnut crop may miss estimates")
Centre to set-up Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts
100 of them will have special facilities for skill development
 "Centre to set-up Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts")
Centre mulls lowering sugar import duty to cool down prices
Sugar is available at an average price of Rs 40 per kg, although the maximum rate is Rs 47 per kg
 "Centre mulls lowering sugar import duty to cool down prices")
Centre banks on kisan melas to reach farmers directly
These events would also showcase the govt's various pro-farmer policies and help in improving its negative perception among the farming class
 "Centre banks on kisan melas to reach farmers directly")
