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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Rural development should come naturally to Narendra Tomar
Tomar has earlier held the same portfolio in Madhya Pradesh during Uma Bharti's stint as chief minister in 2003. and was credited with several new programmes
 "Rural development should come naturally to Narendra Tomar")
Monsoon set to cover India, deficit wiped off
The rains left only far-western parts of Rajasthan from its expanse
 "Monsoon set to cover India, deficit wiped off")
Route cleared for pulses from Mozambique
Pulses to be imported either through private channels or through state agencies
 "Route cleared for pulses from Mozambique")
Modi's ministerial expansion today
Sources say 19, including Athawale and Anupriya in; Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says won't beg
 "Modi's ministerial expansion today")
Holy cow! Cattle to get own Aadhaar cards
The animal husbandry department is set to launch a massive programme to tag all indigenous variety of cattle in a bid to improve progeny and milk production
 "Holy cow! Cattle to get own Aadhaar cards")
Modi push to air-link policy despite NITI demurral on sops
Aayog's main objection was on the cross-subsidy idea, of levies on trunk routes to fund connectivity to places where an airline would not otherwise wish to go
 "Modi push to air-link policy despite NITI demurral on sops")
Govt sets eyes on foreign investment in dairy sector
Calls meeting of major private players on July 8
 "Govt sets eyes on foreign investment in dairy sector")
Paddy area improves as monsoon active over east India
According to the IMD, June ended with an overall rainfall deficiency of 11 per cent
 "Paddy area improves as monsoon active over east India")
Centre to develop 20 Harvard-like varsities
Initial capital base of Rs 1,000 crore; NITI Aayog to come out with a road map in 3 months
 "Centre to develop 20 Harvard-like varsities")
June ends with 11% rainfall deficiency
This deficit is expected to further go down in the next few weeks as rains reach the northern parts of country
 "June ends with 11% rainfall deficiency")
Five firms own 38% of cane dues for this season
Total sugarcane dues for the season so far is estimated to be Rs 4,225 cr, of the cumulative dues of Rs 52,900 cr
 "Five firms own 38% of cane dues for this season")
 "Centre spends 22% more on MGNREGS in FY16")
States not diverting funds from health, education: NITI Aayog
More than half of the states saw fall in expenditure on health and education in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15
 "States not diverting funds from health, education: NITI Aayog")
Monsoon in north by first week of July
However, light to moderate showers might begin over north and central India in one or two days
 "Monsoon in north by first week of July")
NITI Aayog moots Aadhaar-linked tracking of malnutrition
To understand issues related to malnutrition and device appropriate policies to eliminate them
 "NITI Aayog moots Aadhaar-linked tracking of malnutrition")
Debroy report details rail Budget overhaul
Apart from recommending it be merged with the general one and how to go about it
 "Debroy report details rail Budget overhaul")
States received 16.7% more funds in FY16
Study conducted by NITI Aayog says only three saw a reduction in resources allocated
 "States received 16.7% more funds in FY16")
PPP model returns as saviour of roads, infra projects
Sector-specific, better-drafted bid documents and hedging of risks reduce delays and litigation
 "PPP model returns as saviour of roads, infra projects")
Jaitley says govt prepared to deal with short-term volatility
The government he said is strongly committed to macroeconomic framework with rock solid commitment to fiscal discipline
 "Jaitley says govt prepared to deal with short-term volatility")
Efforts shower in as India, UK varsity get down to studying monsoon
Scientists will deploy underwater robots to learn ocean conditions in Bay of Bengal
