A FRESH WARNING: WHAT GEO-6 MEANS FOR INDIA

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-16 A FRESH WARNING: WHAT GEO-6 MEANS FOR INDIA Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Environmental Degradation – GHGs, Ozone Depletion and Climate Change The sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook from the UN Environment Programme has come as another stark warning: the world is unsustainably extracting resources and producing…

‘POLICIES BIASED AGAINST RAINFED AGRICULTURE’

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-02-18 ‘POLICIES BIASED AGAINST RAINFED AGRICULTURE’ Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and various Agricultural Revolutions A new rainfed agriculture atlas released this week documents the policy biases that are making farming unviable. Three out of five farmers in India grow their crops using rainwater, instead…