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Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Sanjeeb Mukherjee

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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Textile industry, ILO tie up for best labour standards in cotton farms

Around 6.5 million farmers grow cotton in India, which is the world's second-largest producer and consumer of the commodity

Textile industry, ILO tie up for best labour standards in cotton farms
Updated On : 13 Aug 2024 | 8:01 PM IST

Sugarcane set to reclaim dominance as ethanol feedstock next year: Industry

Industry experts anticipate a shift back to sugarcane-based molasses as the primary feedstock for ethanol production next year, driven by expected surplus sugar supplies and calls to lift restrictions

Sugarcane set to reclaim dominance as ethanol feedstock next year: Industry
Updated On : 13 Aug 2024 | 4:15 PM IST

Kharif sowing keeps lead over 2023 tally in fillip to inflation battle

A good kharif harvest will go a long way in cooling food inflation by increasing supply of staples such as rice. It will also ensure adequate soil moisture for a healthy rabi harvest

Kharif sowing keeps lead over 2023 tally in fillip to inflation battle
Updated On : 12 Aug 2024 | 11:10 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi unveils Bt cotton, 108 other high-yielding seed varieties

Urges KVKs to spread awareness about the new seeds every month among farmers

PM Narendra Modi unveils Bt cotton, 108 other high-yielding seed varieties
Updated On : 11 Aug 2024 | 11:23 PM IST

20 million new rural homes to be built at existing unit assistance rates

Total financial provision 27 per cent lower than FY25 Budget Estimates

20 million new rural homes to be built at existing unit assistance rates
Updated On : 11 Aug 2024 | 10:42 PM IST

Cabinet approves construction of 20 million new houses in rural areas

These would be at the existing per unit assistance levels of Rs 120,000 in the plains and Rs 130,000 in the hills

Cabinet approves construction of 20 million new houses in rural areas
Updated On : 11 Aug 2024 | 8:27 PM IST

India's imports of pulses likely to decline in FY25 on good monsoon

Experts say imports likely to double in next 5 yrs if policies remain unchanged

India's imports of pulses likely to decline in FY25 on good monsoon
Updated On : 09 Aug 2024 | 11:48 PM IST

Assam, Arunachal, Himachal, TN face grave climate risk to rice productivity

The states at yield risk till a few years back accounted for less than 20 per cent of India's annual rice production

Assam, Arunachal, Himachal, TN face grave climate risk to rice productivity
Updated On : 07 Aug 2024 | 11:44 PM IST

Draft policy proposes easier lending, new mandis for FPOs; Is it enough?

India has over 24,000 functional FPOs established under the Companies Act as of March 31, 2023, with many of them being set up in recent years under the Central scheme to promote and form 10,000 FPOs

Draft policy proposes easier lending, new mandis for FPOs; Is it enough?
Updated On : 06 Aug 2024 | 10:18 PM IST

Centre to unilaterally release its share of crop insurance premium

Replying to a Parliament question, Chouhan said that earlier farmers had to wait for their claims unless both the Centre and states released their share of the premium subsidy

Centre to unilaterally release its share of crop insurance premium
Updated On : 06 Aug 2024 | 8:57 PM IST

Centre to invest Rs 18,000 crore to build agri-export clusters: Chouhan

Opposition Congress accuses Centre of misleading Parliament on the MSP issue

Centre to invest Rs 18,000 crore to build agri-export clusters: Chouhan
Updated On : 05 Aug 2024 | 8:27 PM IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan lays down 6 priorities for growth of agri sector

The minister also said the agriculture sector was ignored, and priorities were misplaced during the Congress rule

Shivraj Singh Chouhan lays down 6 priorities for growth of agri sector
Updated On : 02 Aug 2024 | 9:56 PM IST

India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, predicts IMD

September may get more rain than August; monsoon poised for a break from August 8

India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, predicts IMD
Updated On : 01 Aug 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

MGNREGA demand dips 19% as agriculture activities pick up pace

July and August are usually considered lean months for the scheme in terms of demand for work as agricultural activities are in full swing in the rural parts of the country

MGNREGA demand dips 19% as agriculture activities pick up pace
Updated On : 01 Aug 2024 | 7:53 PM IST

Mahyco seals joint venture with US' RiceTec for HT rice and wheat

In the case of HT rice, the technology that the JV will commercialize is called 'FullPage' which is a new generation double stack mutant herbicide-tolerant rice technology

Mahyco seals joint venture with US' RiceTec for HT rice and wheat
Updated On : 01 Aug 2024 | 12:12 AM IST

Three horses infected with 'Glanders' disease in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi area

The confirmation for Glanders in the horses was given by the ICAR-National Research Centre for Equines, Hisar, and the National Referral Laboratory for Glanders

Three horses infected with 'Glanders' disease in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi area
Updated On : 31 Jul 2024 | 11:32 PM IST

Hunger in India came down to 13.7% during 2021-23 period: UN-FAO report

This means that around 39.3 million people have come out of undernourishment between the two periods, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said on Tuesday

Hunger in India came down to 13.7% during 2021-23 period: UN-FAO report
Updated On : 30 Jul 2024 | 11:04 PM IST
Updated On : 28 Jul 2024 | 10:47 PM IST

BKS slams ICAR for dubious agreements with multinational companies

The resolution assumes significance as the RSS is also the ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

BKS slams ICAR for dubious agreements with multinational companies
Updated On : 28 Jul 2024 | 9:08 PM IST

Kharif sowing up 2.3% at 81.18 million hectares from last year, shows data

Kharif sowing of all crops is over in almost 74 per cent of the normal area, which is the average area covered in the last five years

Kharif sowing up 2.3% at 81.18 million hectares from last year, shows data
Updated On : 26 Jul 2024 | 11:43 PM IST