Telangana Socio Economic Outlook 2021
The government’s expectations in the budget that there would be significant improvement in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the coming financial year owed to several high frequency indicators
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Increasing energy access in Sierra Leone: mini-grid survey analysis on tariffs, subsidies and productive use
The purpose of this study is to provide practical guidance and recommendations to the Government of Sierra Leone for the sustainable development of the country’s mini-grid sector by building upon lessons
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The climate security and energy (transition) nexus: winds of change
Global climate change will likely add pressure to international, national and sub-national security due to its nature as a threat multiplier. The energy system is at the heart of this challenge. On the
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Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones
SIKILO, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking through his dry millet field, Alioune Djaby, chief of Sikilo village, waits for a sign that rainfall is coming. Normally, he would look for clouds
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700-year-old West African soil technique could help mitigate climate change
A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revolutionising
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CSIR labs to come up with new rice variety, anti-malaria drug
The CSIR-run laboratories will come up with some key consumer products over the next two years. These would include arsenic-free rice and anti-malarial drug. The Council of Scientific and Industrial
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How Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojana has emerged as farmers’ big ray of hope
The government has decided to extend the 25% import duty on wheat for another three months, mainly due to sufficient domestic stock available in the country. A notification by the Central Board of Excise
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Pesticide safety plan on the anvil
Agricultural officers to carry out inspections at pesticide outlets The government is embarking on a programme to control the use of chemical pesticides by farmers and introduce certification for safe-to-eat
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Compensation under PMFBY, 18/12/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Compensation under PMFBY, 18/12/2018. State-wise Details of enrolments, estimated claims and claims paid under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) during 2016-17 and
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CropLife India reaches out to 100 plus pesticide dealers in Bharuch
CropLife India, an association of 18 R & D driven member companies, today, organized a one of its kind, a workshop for pesticide dealers at Bharuch. The workshop was organized with the help of Kruti Charitable
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Stubble burning cases peak at 1,595, a day after polling
A total of 10,114 fire incidents were recorded in Punjab during this season till May 22, including 4,092 (40%) in just the past five days. AT THE end of wheat harvesting season, and a day after voting
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Drought to deepen Namibia's economic woes: research
Namibian financial services firm, PSG Wealth Management, said Wednesday that amid the significant slump in agricultural output, the current drought will affect water-intensive industries, such as beverages
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Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off
Humanity’s ongoing destruction of wildlife will lead to a shrinking of nature, with the average body size of animals falling by a quarter, a study predicts. The researchers estimate that more than 1,000
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Extreme drought in Ethiopia stretches drought management systems
This factsheet, from the Raising Risk Awareness initiative, examines the impact of the 2015-16 drought on Ethiopia’s drought management systems. Ethiopia has two major rainy seasons. The belg season runs
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Haryana to go in for climate-resilient farming
The Haryana government will implement climate-resilient methods to minimise the effects of climatic variation on crop production. On Tuesday, it approved a Rs.25-crore project for scaling up climate-resilient
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Republic of Sierra Leone:Rehabilitation and Community-based Poverty Reduction Project
<p>The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has prepared a project performance evaluation (PPE) of the Rehabilitation and Community-based Poverty Reduction Project (RCPRP) in the Republic of
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EU rules Italian ban on GMO crop unlawful
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe’s top court ruled on Wednesday that Italy had been wrong to ban cultivation of an EU-approved genetically modified (GMO) maize as it had failed to show there was a serious risk
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Illegal mining damages 200 kanals of agri land in Rajouri
Rampant illegal mining on the Manawar-Tawi river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district has destroyed more than 200 kanals of agricultural land. Residents of the Jaba Hanjuna area of Nowshera Pain
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Fertile land expanding in Gorkha
The fertile land for paddy produce has expanded in Gorkha. According to the District Agriculture Development Office, the paddy plantation was done in more than five hectares of land this year compared
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IFAD’s approach in Small Island Developing States: a global response to island voices for food security
This paper outlines IFAD’s strategic approach to enhancing food security and promoting sustainable smallholder agriculture development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the context of exacerbated