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The rot in farming

Intro:- We must enable a sustainable price discovery for agricultural produce Domino effect of the loan write-off- Uttar Pradesh…. MP… TN… Maharashtra… Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has categorically said States must generate their own resources to

fund such largesse(उदारता). Reserve Bank of India has warned of inflationary risks- caused by large farm loan waivers. RBI- Already falling vegetable prices Pulses are cheaper because of high output. Prices for eggs, oils, cereals and milk are moderating. Rural distress has been aggravated(बहुत बबगड़). New cattle trade rules threaten the viability of livestock and dairy farming. Prices of fuel used by rural households have surged(बढ़ी) for three successive months If India wants - world’s food factory, its farm policy needs to recognise farmer requirements. Farmers should also have the freedom to sell their produce where and when they want. Irrigation and other infrastructure projects speeded up to boost farm productivity.




The road from St. Petersburg

Intro:- India-Russia ties- St. Petersburg Declaration issued at the end of PM Narendra Modi’srecent visit to Russia appears not much different in this respect.

Convergences, divergences A)-Convergence- 1)-Defence hardware and technology, 2)-Nuclear energy and oil and gas 3)- Multipolar international political and security architecture. where their cooperation is of mutual benefit. B)-Divergences - very dramatic transformations Regional and global situation since the end of the Cold War. Relations are- immune” to the changes in the geopolitical situation- Reality this is simply not trueWorld is very different from the 1960-1990 phase of the India-Soviet strategic partnership.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Shared China concerns Chinese threat which brought Delhi and Moscow together. Russia no longer looking at China as a current security threat 1)-Early settlement of their border dispute, 2)-Expansion in their economic and trade relations and 3)-Emergence of China as a major recipient of Russian weapons and defence technologies. 4)-Russia needs Chinese support in confronting a hostile U.S. and Western Europe. India need to adjust to a new and more positive phase in Russia China relations. Chinese hostility towards India or support India against Pakistan.Multipolar world- Chinese-dominated world India should pursue the proposed Free Trade Agreement with 1)-The Eurasian Economic Union and 2)-Seek to play a more active role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a member.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… India’s interest to see an improvement in relations between Russia and the U.S. and Europe. Three major partners of India which enabled us to overcome Chinese opposition. Donald Trump appeared to be moving in the direction of normalising relations with Russia. Russian involvement in the American electoral process India which has strong relations with the U.S., Western Europe and Russia s in a unique position

to play a larger geopolitical role. Defence, nuclear, energy ties India and Russia should focus on maintaining and expanding their already considerable

cooperation in the defence hardware and nuclear energy sector Loss of the Indian market in these two areas would be a blow to Russia 18th annual India-Russia summit appears to have been more substantive than the previous ones. Hopes that in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, India and Russia



More to it than MSP

Intro:- Price increase alone won’t benefits farmers. Issues of procurement and credit need to be addressed.1)-Poor marketing facilities, 2)-Rising credit burden, 3)-Increasing cost of inputs and 4)-Frequent occurrence of natural calamities Agricultural distress- become a permanent feature due to failure of not only elected governments

to find a lasting solution but also local institutions such as community or social networks-committing suicides.

Rather than addressing the genuine problems of farmers, politicians are unfortunately busy scoring points over the deaths of innocent farmers


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… They want a 1)-Reasonable price for their produce, 2)-Better marketing facilities, 3)-Institutional credit, 4)-Irrigation, 5)-Quality seeds 6)-Fertilisers, 7)-Procurement during times of market glut(भरमार) and 8)-Social safety net during natural calamities. Many committees and commissions constituted in the past have looked into India’s farming

conditions.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue…Will a rise in the minimum support price (MSP) solve the problem? Some critics argue that a rise in the MSP will lead to increase in food inflation Government of India has an MSP for 23 crops. Procurement at the MSP is effectively limited to rice and wheat, and that too concentrated in a

few States only. Awareness about the MSP is limited to States such as Punjab, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh

where such procurement takes place. According to the National Sample Survey’s (NSS) Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural

Households 2013, even for paddy and wheat, less than 1/3 of farmers were aware of the MSP. Crops are sold to local private traders- Moneylenders-cum-traders Small farmers continue to rely on traders and input dealers Reserve Bank of India- Direct finance to farmers has declined Studies show an increasing divergence between agricultural and non-agricultural income. Rural youth to emulate(अनुकरण करना) urban lifestyles.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Conclusion… Farmer- Enormous pressure on them to find ways to increase income through various

agricultural activities. Dipping income- Net income has declined-Input & output. Facilities to produce adequate organic inputs have not been developed either. Animal husbandry - Livestock acts as a cushion against crop loss during times of drought.While other developing countries are moving towards modernisation of agriculture which would

reduce dependence of labour force and enable a rise in productivity, Indian agriculture is cluelessly plodding(पररश्रम़ी) ahead.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!News Analysis… Page-1-Loan waivers are on you, FM tells States


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-4-Goa advisory asks tourists to stay of water


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-5-C. Narayana Reddy passes away Noted poet, lyricist and Jnanpeeth award winner C.

Narayana Reddy, 85, died following a brief illness Popularly known in literary circles as ‘CiNaRe’, He penned over 3,000 songs for Telugu feature films. A philosophical long poem ‘Viswambhara’ won

him the highest literary honour of the country ‘Jnanpeeth’ in 1988.

He received the Padma Shri in 1977, the Padma Bhushanin 1992 .

Nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1997.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-6-Panel to study free movement along Myanmar border Facility being misused by militants and criminals: Rajnath Indicating a significant shift in India’s policy towards Myanmar,

a friendly country. Committee headed by Rina Mitra, Special Secretary-Internal

Security.Misused by militants and trans-border criminals who smuggle

weapons, contraband goods and fake Indian currency notes India and Myanmar share an unfenced border of 1,643 km


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-9-


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-18- Three new sites recognised as biodiversity hotspots in Goa Bombay Natural History Society publishes updated list with 1)-Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, 2)-Navelim Wetlands and 3)-Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Now, seven areas in Goa have been termed important biodiversity

areas by BirdLife

Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research.

It has been designated as a 'Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation' by the Department of Science and Technology.



Q- Ans…Capital of South Sudan - Juba Sudan from the north, Ethiopia from the east, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the south and the Central African Republic from the west.

Arunachal touches Nagaland, Assam in state basisArunachal pradesh touches China, Myanmar and Bhutan in country basis

Irrigation is in state list


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