Agri News, Farmers Protest,Weather Update, Monsoon

10 June 2021

• India records excellent growth in Agricultural Exports

  Commerce Minister, Dr. Anup Wadhawan said that India has recorded an excellent growth in the Agricultural exports during 2020 to 2021. The export of agriculture and allied products jumped to USD 41.25 billion indicating an increase of 17.34%. In INR terms, and the increase is 22.62% with exports during 2020-21 amounting to Rs. 3.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs. 2.49 lakh crore during the year 2019-20. 

• BKU leader met CM of West Bengal regarding the ongoing farmers protest

  Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait met the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee along with other farmers regarding the ongoing farmers protest against the three farm laws. After the meeting, the Chief Minister assured the full support to the movement and said the west Bengal government should work as a model state and provide benefits to farmers.  

• Farmers begin paddy cultivation in Dakshin Kannada

  With the arrival of monsoon in the districts of Dakshin Kannada, farmers have started the paddy cultivation. The agriculture department has set a target to cultivate 11,070 hectares of land during the kharif season and to cultivate 10,260 hectares of paddy.  

• Delhi Police steps up security deployment at borders

  On Thursday, Delhi Police got the intelligence information that around 50,000 farmers are planning to enter into the National Capital. After getting the information the Delhi Police have stepped up security deployment at all the border points, which is connecting to the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.  

• South west monsoon in Mumbai arrives earlier and leads to Waterlogging

  The south west monsoon in Mumbai arrives earlier before it’s normal date and the first day of the Mumbai rains leads to the heavy traffic and waterlogging at the railway tracks, subway and the entire neighborhoods were overloaded.   

• U.S Department of Agriculture announces its plans to strengthen the food system

  The United States, Department of Agriculture announces it’s plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen the critical supply of chains through the Build Back Better initiative and this new effort from the U.S Department of Agriculture will strengthen the food system and it will also create new opportunities to help the communities and to tackle the climate crisis.  

• Delhi Development Authority comes with Master Plant for 2041

  The Delhi Development Authority has the Master Plant for the Delhi 2041, and made available to the public for suggestions on the Delhi Development Authority website earlier this week. The Master Plan of 2041 will be a greener environment, very less pollution, housing- which is more accessible and affordable, the resilience building measures to manage the natural disaster, better water quality and restoration of cultural sites and the key heritages.