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Now states can spend 25 % of central funds on farmers during bad monsoons
Central Government has permitted States and UTs to earmark 25 percent of funds under centrally sponsored schemes as flexi-funds which , interalia , could be used for mitigation of natural calamities .
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister , Mr Radha Mohan Singh , has written a letter to the all Chief Ministers of the States / UTs for the review of the state of preparedness in managing any weather related contingency if any in advance so that the possible adverse impact of sub-par rainfall on the farmers can be mitigated .
Mr Singh in his letter mentioned that the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) projected a likely rainfall of 96 percent (+ 5 percent ) of the Long Period Average during Kharif 2017 in its first stage forecast for the South-West Monsoon . An updated forecast will be issued by IMD in June , 2017 with details of temporal ( monthly ) and regional distribution of monsoon rainfall .
Mr Singh further written that 2016-17 was a very satisfactory year for the agriculture sector as a whole . The State Governments and farmers were able to take the best advantage of a normal monsoon to create recordbreaking performance in the production of cereals , pulses and oilseeds . Yet , the normal rainfall on the farmers can be mitigated .
Mr Singh further written that 2016-17 was a very satisfactory year for the agriculture sector as a whole . The State Governments and farmers were able to take the best advantage of a normal monsoon to create recordbreaking performance in the production of cereals , pulses and oilseeds . Yet , the normal rainfall
Indian scientists use jute fibre to power electronic circuits
A group of Indian and American scientists have used recycled jute to fabricate high performance , flexible supercapacitors which have a number of applications ranging from energy storage devices to wearable electronics .
Researchers specifically chose jute for their study because of its intrinsic fibrous structure which can be beneficial for conductivity . Jute is also easily available and is one of the most affordable natural fibres after
60 BioVoiceNews | June 2017