Seaweed farming project yet to take off
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Studies raise doubts regarding feasibility of the industry along Kerala coast
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Studies raise doubts regarding feasibility of the industry along Kerala coast
A pilot project on seaweed farming, mooted by the Fisheries Department, is yet to take off on account of constraints imposed by the dynamics of the coastal waters off Kerala and questions regarding its feasibility.
Seaweed farming was in the discussion recently when Modadugu Vijay Gupta, fisheries scientist and winner of the 2005 World Food prize, urged Kerala to explore this industry at the just-concluded Kerala Looks Ahead conclave, organised by the State Planning Board.
Budget 2021: What will farmers get?
Union Budget 2021: It is anticipated that the government may roll out its ambitious DBT for fertiliser, offering direct subsidy transfer into the accounts of farmers. Timely release of the additional allocation for the fertiliser will enable clearance of the subsidy backlog
Mansi Jaswal | February 1, 2021 | Updated 08:10 IST
Budget 2021: According to the rating agency ICRA, the government could allocate funds towards the agricultural chain to improve productivity and reduce post-harvest losses
Amid the prolonged farmers protest, where farm unions have demanded a separate Act on MSP and the withdrawal of three agri laws, it is therefore expected the Centre will keep a special focus on the agricultural economy in this year s Budget. It must be noted that when India s GDP shrank by 23.9 per cent in the June quarter of FY21, only the agricultural sector emerged as a silver lining registering a 3.4 per cent growth.
Union Budget 2021: Election-Bound States Get Multi-Crore Infra Allocations
The finance minister announced a number of mega projects for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala where BJP hopes to make significant electoral gains.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives to address post-budget press conference, at National Media Centre in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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New Delhi: Keeping in sight the assembly elections in four states which will be crucial to the Bharatiya Janata Partyâs strive to expand the partyâs footprint in newer areas, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union budget presented on February 1 for the 2021-22 financial year, announced a number of multi-crore, central infrastructure allocations to West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam.
Rajeev Ranjan named Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary
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February 01, 2021 02:21 IST
He also belongs to the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service and has held various positions in his 35-year-long service.
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Rajeev Ranjan. Photo: Twitter/@DrRajeev Ranjan
He also belongs to the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service and has held various positions in his 35-year-long service. The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday named senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan as Chief Secretary. The Centre had last week approved the repatriation of Mr. Ranjan to his parent cadre (Tamil Nadu) “on the request” of the State government.
Just as his predecessor K. Shanmugam, Mr. Ranjan also belongs to the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
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