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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To end tomato price jumps, India needs more than stop-gap solutions
The government has said that the price rise is temporary and would cool down in 15-30 days
 "To end tomato price jumps, India needs more than stop-gap solutions")
The net-zero approach of major exchanges to trade in carbon credits
A carbon credit can be issued by any project or entity that saves on emissions
 "The net-zero approach of major exchanges to trade in carbon credits")
Monsoon covers India six days ahead of the schedule, shows IMD data
The earliest the monsoon covered the entire country in the past 24 years was in 2013 -- on June 16
 "Monsoon covers India six days ahead of the schedule, shows IMD data")
Kharif sowing picks up; rice, arhar, soybean, cotton below last year level
Sowing of several major kharif crops, such as rice, arhar, soybean and cotton, continued to be below last year's level
 "Kharif sowing picks up; rice, arhar, soybean, cotton below last year level")
Monsoon in July is cumulatively expected to be 'normal', says IMD
About June, the met department said, the entire month witnessed a 10 per cent deficiency in rainfall, against a 47 per cent deficiency until the middle of the month
 "Monsoon in July is cumulatively expected to be 'normal', says IMD")
Wheat prices in Delhi soften after stock limit, but pulses yet to fall
In some centres, wheat wholesale prices have gone up even after the stock-holding limits were imposed
 "Wheat prices in Delhi soften after stock limit, but pulses yet to fall")
Centre hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 per quintal for 2023-24 season
According to the Sugarcane (Control) Order of 1966, FRP is the minimum price that sugar mills have to pay to sugarcane farmers
 "Centre hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 per quintal for 2023-24 season")
PM-PRANAM scheme gets CCEA approval to boost alternative fertilisers
Urea subsidy of Rs 3.68 trillion to continue till March 2025
 "PM-PRANAM scheme gets CCEA approval to boost alternative fertilisers")
Centre to sell tur dal from its buffer stock to cool high prices
A survey done by local circles showed that four out of the 10 respondent households are feeling the pinch of high tur dal prices
 "Centre to sell tur dal from its buffer stock to cool high prices")
Jeera prices up 73% since January 2023 amid rising demand, supply shortage
The rally has been primarily driven by a demand and supply shortage while some traders said speculation is also playing a part
 "Jeera prices up 73% since January 2023 amid rising demand, supply shortage")
Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala
Briefing the media on the Modi government's achievements during the last nine years, Rupala said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-24 against over 6 per cent in 2022-23
 "Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala")
Centre's Svamitva scheme spawns infrastructure for accurate map making
The concluding part of the series on Svamitva looks at CORS, a network of GPS-enabled stations for creating maps in quick time
 "Centre's Svamitva scheme spawns infrastructure for accurate map making")
Futures ban hurts farm produce firms using exchange platform to hedge risks
Companies say farmers have lost an important and certain source of income because of the suspension
 "Futures ban hurts farm produce firms using exchange platform to hedge risks")
Onion, tomato production likely to decline in 2022-23, shows data
Prices of tomato touch Rs 100/kg in some places due to rains, heatwave
 "Onion, tomato production likely to decline in 2022-23, shows data")
Svamitva scheme: Giving property ownership rights to India's villagers
The first of a two-part series looks at how the Centre's Svamitva scheme is empowering India's villagers
 "Svamitva scheme: Giving property ownership rights to India's villagers")
Late pick-up, but monsoon on track to cover entire country by early July
Reaches Delhi and Mumbai on the same day, first time since 1961
 "Late pick-up, but monsoon on track to cover entire country by early July")
Govt likely to cut import duty if needed to cool down wheat prices
The maximum intervention that the FCI has undertaken through open market sales in the past few years hasn't been more than 7 mt in a fiscal year
 "Govt likely to cut import duty if needed to cool down wheat prices")
Late southwest monsoon pulls down urad, arhar, soybean, paddy sowing
Scientists and Centre launches big programme to boost arhar yields by 30 per cent
 "Late southwest monsoon pulls down urad, arhar, soybean, paddy sowing")
Slow progress of monsoon causing delay in sowing of oilseeds: SEA
Area sown to oilseeds remained low at 0.41 million hectares till last week, as against 0.48 million hectares in the year-ago period
 "Slow progress of monsoon causing delay in sowing of oilseeds: SEA")
Delayed rains cause for concern, but revival is on cards, say experts
'Panic not warranted'; there have been years of poor June rain but good monsoon
 "Delayed rains cause for concern, but revival is on cards, say experts")
