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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Rain revival accelerates crop sowing, fills reservoirs
If the same intensity of rains is maintained in August as well, it could wipe off much of the worries on crop acreage
 "Rain revival accelerates crop sowing, fills reservoirs")
Price stabilisation fund may operate via Nafed
Fund proposed in the Budget likely to be used exclusively for vegetable and cereal prices
 "Price stabilisation fund may operate via Nafed")
Price Stabilization Fund in agriculture to be used for cereals and vegetables
Govt may allow Nafed to use its existing channels for procurement and distribution
Monsoon revival might not make up for rainfall deficit
Drought fears will subside if the momentum generated is maintained in August
 "Monsoon revival might not make up for rainfall deficit")
Govt asks states to cut levy rice purchase
Centre has directed states to cut the procurement of levy rice from 30-75% of the overall purchase from mills to 25%
 "Govt asks states to cut levy rice purchase")
Govt mulls temporary ban on onion export
Monsoon shows revival signs in some areas
 "Govt mulls temporary ban on onion export")
Land acquisition Act: Centre weighing changes proposed by states
These suggestions were made by state governments during a daylong meeting with Union Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari in June
 "Land acquisition Act: Centre weighing changes proposed by states")
Fear of drought, power deficit woes heightens
Water in reservoirs recedes to worrying levels; rains 43% short till July 11
 "Fear of drought, power deficit woes heightens")
Convert legacy to promote technology: DoT to Modi
DoT also plans to rationalise other levies such as spectrum usage charges, in the next 1 year
 "Convert legacy to promote technology: DoT to Modi")
Modi talks to states on most policies
In another step, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has written to chief ministers inviting their suggestions on framing a national crop insurance scheme
 "Modi talks to states on most policies")
Outlay shows states may go slow on food security plan
Budget has allocated Rs 29,500 crore less than the interim Budget of 2014-15 for implementation of the Act
 "Outlay shows states may go slow on food security plan")
 "Area under kharif crops half of 2013's")
Budget announces new irrigation scheme for growers
Price stabilisation fund to tackle inflation
 "Budget announces new irrigation scheme for growers")
New poverty measures: Rangarajan used nutrition, spending and consumption behaviour
Says poverty estimates are reasonable
 "New poverty measures: Rangarajan used nutrition, spending and consumption behaviour")
Drought stares at 38 districts
Centre keeps close watch, prays for rain revival; area under paddy, coarse cereals at 5-year low till now
 "Drought stares at 38 districts")
Every third Indian poor, says new poverty formula
But pace of poverty eradication quicker in the three years to 2011-12
 "Every third Indian poor, says new poverty formula")
Fill vacancies else no funds, Centre tells state farm varsities
As many as 45 per cent sanctioned posts in state agriculture universities were vacant, impacting the quality of teaching, according to official
 "Fill vacancies else no funds, Centre tells state farm varsities")
Costly fodder set to raise prices of milk, eggs
The Centre has already decided to allocate extra funds for purchase of fodder to states. It will move a Cabinet note on the issue soon
 "Costly fodder set to raise prices of milk, eggs")
Skymet cuts forecast of rainfall, raises possibility of drought
Rain in range of 96-104% of average, called LPA in technical jargon, is considered normal
 "Skymet cuts forecast of rainfall, raises possibility of drought")
