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Now states can spend 25 % of central funds on farmers during bad monsoons
Central Government has permitted States and UTs to earmark 25 percent of funds under centrally sponsored schemes as flexi-funds which, interalia, could be used for mitigation of natural calamities.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr Radha Mohan Singh, has written a letter to the all Chief Ministers of the States / UTs for the review of the state of preparedness in managing any weather related contingency if any in advance so that the possible adverse impact of sub-par rainfall on the farmers can be mitigated.
Mr Singh in his letter mentioned that the India Meteorological Department( IMD) projected a likely rainfall of 96 percent(+ 5 percent) of the Long Period Average during Kharif 2017 in its first stage forecast for the South-West Monsoon. An updated forecast will be issued by IMD in June, 2017 with details of temporal( monthly) and regional distribution of monsoon rainfall.
Mr Singh further written that 2016-17 was a very satisfactory year for the agriculture sector as a whole. The State Governments and farmers were able to take the best advantage of a normal monsoon to create recordbreaking performance in the production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds. Yet, the normal rainfall on the farmers can be mitigated.
Mr Singh further written that 2016-17 was a very satisfactory year for the agriculture sector as a whole. The State Governments and farmers were able to take the best advantage of a normal monsoon to create recordbreaking performance in the production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds. Yet, the normal rainfall
Indian scientists use jute fibre to power electronic circuits
A group of Indian and American scientists have used recycled jute to fabricate high performance, flexible supercapacitors which have a number of applications ranging from energy storage devices to wearable electronics.
Researchers specifically chose jute for their study because of its intrinsic fibrous structure which can be beneficial for conductivity. Jute is also easily available and is one of the most affordable natural fibres after
60 BioVoiceNews | June 2017