Agrarian crisis a major issue

= The View is a Daily News Bulletin from Svaraj, with a differe= nce. From the news events reported everyday, The View attempts to distill that information which is crucial to everyday= life – water, poverty and livelihoods of marginalized communities - issues that cry for attention but can and do get obscured in the larger media scen= e. These are stories that are relevant to India and the world outside it. We h= ope The View will help you to be more informed.

April 30 , 2009

Agrarian crisis a major issue

NAGAPATTINAM: If agriculture is a risky proposition in many parts of the country, in the tail-end region of the Cauvery delta where the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is situated, it is doubly risky. Both flood and drought may oc= cur in the same year, along with occasional cyclones that ravage the coastal regions, rendering agriculture economically unviable.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050759730800.htm

Lack of water li= kely to hit paddy crop

SANGAREDDY: Medak district was in news recently for two incidents- a farmer committed suicide in his field unable to bear the damage due to crop loss and another farmer burnt his paddy which got dehydrated due to improper power supply.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050753760300.htm

Groundwater leve= ls dip, 20 mandals hit

VIZIANAGARAM: Groundwater levels dipped further from 5.95 meters to 6.31 metres during the last one month, an indication that the situation is turning grave. The pres= ent level was 1.34metres below the level of 4.97metres recorded for the same pe= riod last year.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050753180300.htm

Bt brinjal sa= fe: Mahyco officials

HYDERABAD: Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company officials, awaiting permission of Genetic Engineering Approval Committee for commercial release of Bt brinjal, have said the genetically modified vegetable is absolutely safe for human consumption and environment.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050759470500.htm

Farmers want ban= ks to act

Chitradurga: Members of the district committee of the Rashtriya Kisan Sangha staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday seeking implementation of various demands.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050752690300.htm

Government gives= a push to organic farming

Bangalore: The Government has initiated a programme to promote organic farming in all = the 176 taluks of the State. Farmers will be educated on its benefits.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/05/07/stories/2009050754410400.htm

What's the buzz

The research, in which Mount Sinai worked with Natural Resources Defence Council and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, found a direct connection between air pollution and the health of children.

http://174.133.9= 4.26/content/1133/whats-buzz.html

Barack Obama's $1= .8bn vision of greener biofuel

Environment

Biofuels

The Obama administration took on the powerful farming interests in America's heartland today, making clear it does not see corn-b= ased ethanol as part of the long-term solution to climate change.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/obama-ethanol-green-biofu= el

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