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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Post-demonetisation, Jaitley likely to relax income tax slabs in Budget
Budget announcements will come right before five states
 "Post-demonetisation, Jaitley likely to relax income tax slabs in Budget")
Farming likely to remain grey area under revised draft
All eyes would now be on the list of items to be exempted under GST
 "Farming likely to remain grey area under revised draft")
Q2 agricultural growth fastest in 2 years
Production of foodgrains in this year's kharif rose by 8.9% as compared to a decline of 3.2% during the earlier one
 "Q2 agricultural growth fastest in 2 years")
China allows 14 Indian firms to export rice
The companies include LT Foods, maker of the Dawat brand, KRBL, maker of the India Gate brand, and Kohinoor Foods
 "China allows 14 Indian firms to export rice")
Inventories likely to keep fertiliser sales down
Total fertiliser subsidy arrears are also not expected to be down much by the end of 2016-17, despite low gas and imported urea prices
 "Inventories likely to keep fertiliser sales down")
Early rabi harvest worry on warmer winter
Winter rain has been largely poor; from Oct-November 23, it was 42% less than normal
 "Early rabi harvest worry on warmer winter")
Rabi sowing: Acreage more than 2015, but sowing pace slows further
Wheat area over 8% more than last year
 "Rabi sowing: Acreage more than 2015, but sowing pace slows further")
Central ministries, depts draw plans to go cashless after Modi's directive
Labour ministry to hold special camps to bank accounts for unorganised sector workers from tomorrow, NITI constitutes high-powered inter-ministerial panel to oversee rollout of digital payments
 "Central ministries, depts draw plans to go cashless after Modi's directive")
Centre names high-level panel to digitise govt-citizen transactions
NITI Aayog suggested direct integration of e-wallets like Paytm, etc, with the government-pushed Unified Payments Interface system
Demonetisation: Vegetable growers feel the pinch
Fertilisers and pesticides dealers shift to credit sales
 "Demonetisation: Vegetable growers feel the pinch")
House Panel raps Centre for slow progress in PDS digitisation
Committee says in some states seeding of digitised ration cards with Aadhar cards is very low and needs to be expedited
 "House Panel raps Centre for slow progress in PDS digitisation")
Agriculture minister says sowing not hit by note ban
Centre has allowed farmers to use old Rs 500 notes to buy seeds
Demonetisation: When implementation team was not taken on board
Senior minister confessed govt had no assessment of the demonetisation impact in rural and semi-urban areas
 "Demonetisation: When implementation team was not taken on board")
Farmers get green light to buy seeds with old notes
Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies
 "Farmers get green light to buy seeds with old notes")
Rabi sowing area grows but at slower pace during week ended November 18
Experts say slowdown is quite usual and depends on many factors, not just cash availability
 "Rabi sowing area grows but at slower pace during week ended November 18")
Demonetisation: Cash limit relaxation at mandis
Govt has allowed withdrawal up to Rs 25,000 a week against crop loans sanctioned and credited in their accounts
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Demonetisation: APMC traders laud cash limit relaxation for farmers
For farmers, it said that they can withdraw Rs 25,000 per week against the crop loans sanctioned and credited in their accounts
 "Demonetisation: APMC traders laud cash limit relaxation for farmers")
Dry runs for DBT in fertiliser to start from December
Dry run is first step for launch of the pilot for DBT; December deadline implies much of Rabi sowing season would have passed
 "Dry runs for DBT in fertiliser to start from December")
MSP of pulses should be realistically fixed if Centre wants to double farmer's income
Centre declared MSP of Rs 4,000 per quintal or Rs 40 per kg for chana in the 2016-17 crop
 "MSP of pulses should be realistically fixed if Centre wants to double farmer's income")
With polls in mind NDA announces biggest increase in wheat MSP
MSP of chana raised by Rs 500/ quintal and masur by 550 per quintal
 "With polls in mind NDA announces biggest increase in wheat MSP")
