Farmer leaders term the hike in Rabi crop prices by the Central Government a cruel joke Chandigarh, October 2 ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Regarding the Central Government's recent hike in Rabi crop prices—specifically the increase of ₹25 per quintal for wheat (amounting to 25 paise per kilogram, or less than one percent)—Joginder Singh Ugrahan (State President, BKU Ekta Ugrahan), Jhanda Singh Jethuke (Senior Vice President), and Singara Singh Mann (State Secretary) stated that this negligible increase is part of a policy to drive Indian farmers out of agriculture. They further asserted that this move is designed to facilitate the sale of American grain in Indian markets by implementing the India-US trade agreement. They stated that there has been a massive rise in the prices of agricultural inputs—such as fertilizers—and household goods (with an inflation rate increase of approximately 8% recorded), causing farmers, laborers, and other poor sections of society to grapple with fina...
Northwest India is the country’s heat epicentre, with Punjab and Haryana in the zone of fastest-rising heat: 52-year study
Northwest India is the country’s heat epicentre, with Punjab and Haryana in the zone of fastest-rising heat: 52-year study A 52-year analysis of India’s weather (1971–2022) finds Northwest India, the region that includes has the strongest trends in the country for daytime heat, humid heat and heatwave severity. Punjab and Haryana, The area under extreme daytime heat in the northwest reached 15% to 20% or more in several years after 2000, up from a much lower base in earlier decades. The study calls for heat action to be the priority response for the northwest. Chandigarh 18 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : A new national study tracking India’s weather from 1971 to 2022 names Northwest India as the country’s heat epicentre, the region where extreme heat is rising fastest and reaching the largest share of land. Punjab and Haryana sit within this region, alongside Rajasthan, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh., The study, titled ‘Evolution of Climate Extremes Over the Indian Subcontine...