KERALA FORESTS HOME TO NEW SPIDER SPECIES

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-04-06 KERALA FORESTS HOME TO NEW SPIDER SPECIES Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Wildlife Related Issues Habrocestum longispinum A group of jumping spiders that mostly occur in Eurasia and Africa, has been spotted for the first time in Ernakulam’s Illithodu forests by arachnologists from Kochi’s Sacred Heart…

‘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…