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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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")
Jury out on impact of stockholding limits on onions, potatoes
Government has brought back the two commodities in the ambit of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
 "Jury out on impact of stockholding limits on onions, potatoes")
Delhi delists fruit, vegetables from 3 mandis
Delhi L-G's order gives option to growers to sell their produce outside mandis
 "Delhi delists fruit, vegetables from 3 mandis")
Budget may keep Rs 100 cr for farmers' television channel
BJP manifesto had promised it would set up regional Kisan TV channels
 "Budget may keep Rs 100 cr for farmers' television channel")
Future tense, PlanCom goes with routine work
Officials said nothing of the sort had happened and routine work was on smoothly for more than a month
 "Future tense, PlanCom goes with routine work")
Bonus on MSP faces Centre's heat
Food Corporation to restrict procurement of foodgrain from states announcing additional sops
 "Bonus on MSP faces Centre's heat")
Monsoon: It may be 2009 all over again
Kharif sowing till June 20 almost 18 per cent less than last year; 328 districts under watch, based on rains in the first 15 days
 "Monsoon: It may be 2009 all over again")
Govt anticipation on food prices
Availability not a current problem but one could emerge from September, given supply-side issues, which is why Delhi is being pro-active, say officials
 "Govt anticipation on food prices")
FMC bans fresh positions in potato futures
Concerned at 'one-sided' price movements; imposes fresh margins on buyers, asks MCX to investigate source of funds of top participants
 "FMC bans fresh positions in potato futures")
Centre seeks states' action plan to deal with rain shortfall
States have been directed to form district and state-level monitoring teams immediately to assess crop sowing patterns
 "Centre seeks states' action plan to deal with rain shortfall")