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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Water resources ministry becomes nodal agency to implement PMKSY
It was initially the nodal department for implementing the programme, but the responsibility was later shifted to agriculture department
 "Panel: Revive PSUs without sale of capital assets")
BJP relying on western UP to repeat 2014 Lok Sabha results
The Modi government has taken a series of steps specifically to bring succour to sugarcane growers and the sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh
UP set to surpass Maharashtra as largest sugar producer
Overall, the country's cane sowing in 2016-17 is expected to be 4.41 mn ha, up 7.6% from the current year
 "UP set to surpass Maharashtra as largest sugar producer")
Govt watching wheat, flour prices; might remove duty
Wheat procurement in the central pool as on date is 22.9 mt; the target was to purchase around 28 mt
 "Govt watching wheat, flour prices; might remove duty")
 "Monsoon 18% below normal in past week")
Maneka, Javadekar lock horns over culling of animals
She accused Environment Minister of encouraging a regime of 'killing animals' across the country
 "Maneka, Javadekar lock horns over culling of animals")
Centre might impose 25% duty on sugar export
Food Min Proposed Perhaps for the first time an export duty of 25 per cent on sugar
 "Centre might impose 25% duty on sugar export")
MSP: Is BJP going back on its promise?
NDA government believes steep hikes in MSPs without taking into account market conditions and requirement of the country is counter-productive
 "MSP: Is BJP going back on its promise?")
Monsoon arrives over Kerala after a week's delay: IMD
If accurate, India might have its heaviest monsoon rainfall since 1994 in 2016, and also be well-distributed
 "Monsoon arrives over Kerala after a week's delay: IMD")
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")
Southwest monsoon delayed further
To hit Kerala on June 9, says IMD
 "Southwest monsoon delayed further")
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")
