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Punjab government engaged in saving cotton crop from pest infestation, formed 37 teams for inspection

Punjab government engaged in saving cotton crop from pest infestation, formed 37 teams for inspectionPunjab Agriculture Minister constituted 37 teams to inspect the cotton crop in Malwa region. The Agriculture Minister directed the officials to deal with the possible outbreak of the pest on the cotton crop in the sensitive Malwa belt. On Monday, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal constituted 37 departmental teams to inspect and report on the status of cotton crop in six districts of Malwa amid the menace of pink locust pest.He directed the officials to deal with possible outbreak of pest on cotton crop in the sensitive Malwa belt from tomorrow. The minister announced in a meeting held at the Mandi Board headquarters in Mohali that he would also visit the affected parts. Dhaliwal, who took charge of the department last week, said marketing would be strengthened to make crop diversification a success and take farmers out of the wheat-paddy cycle.He said that emphasis would be laid on marketing of these crops to promote maize and other allied crops. He also asked the officials to check the sale of spurious pesticides, fertilizers and seeds and take strict action against those selling such products. Dhaliwal said that direct sowing of paddy is being encouraged by the Punjab Government and also said that the State Government agencies like Mandi Board, Punjab Agro, Punseed, Godown will be strengthened.

Next 5 years will prove to be a golden year for the giners of Gujarat

Next 5 years will prove to be a golden year for the giners of GujaratA special conversation with Arif Bhai Shah, the general of Mahua station in Bhavnagar districtThere are ups and downs in the cotton industry, but for the last 3 years, the graph of the ginning industry is moving in the direction of growth. Especially in Gujarat. In Gujarat, many spinning mills units are continuously setting up their plants, due to which the cotton consumption is increasing continuously here. Due to high demand, giners are not reading the need to find buyers. At present 75 lakh cotton bales are being consumed in the state of Gujarat. It is likely to increase further in the coming times. In such a situation, the next 5 years can prove to be golden years for the ginners of Gujarat.Only 10 percent acreage increasedRegarding Bhavnagar district, he told that about 6 lakh cotton bales are produced here, out of which 2 to 2.50 lakh bales are in Mahua district. This year, like the whole country, there has been an increase in sleeping here too. But due to late arrival of rain, only 10 percent of the area has increased more. He said that the price of cotton had increased earlier this year in 2011 as well, but then the price was controlled after March, but this time the prices of cotton have remained in the sky for the whole year.Step into ginning industry since 2005Arif Bhai's father Dawood Bhai Shah used to do cotton tiding work. Arif says that in 2005, when I did anti in business, I saw a lot of profit in the ginning industry. This is the reason why we entered the ginning industry since 2005. Earlier our goods used to go mostly to the south but due to the increase in spinning mills, now good buyers are easily available locally only. Right now we have 1 ginning factory which is managed by my father, me and my brother Siraj Shah together.VisionIt is a dream to start a spinning mill, but the labor cost at our station is very high.want this improvementBorrowing trend in the industry should end and most deals should be closed on cash.

All India Weather Forecast for July 12, 2022

12 જુલાઈ, 2022 માટે અખિલ ભારતીય હવામાનની આગાહીસમગ્ર દેશમાં બનાવેલ હવામાન પ્રણાલીઓલો પ્રેશર એરિયા દક્ષિણ ઓડિશા કોસ્ટ અને દક્ષિણ આંધ્ર પ્રદેશ કોસ્ટ પર છે.મોનસૂન ટ્રફ હવે બિકાનેર, કોટા, સાગર, રાયપુર, દક્ષિણ ઓડિશા અને ઉત્તર આંધ્રપ્રદેશના દરિયાકાંઠે ઓછા દબાણવાળા વિસ્તારના કેન્દ્રમાંથી પસાર થઈ રહી છે અને પછી પૂર્વ મધ્ય બંગાળની ખાડીમાં દક્ષિણપૂર્વ તરફ આગળ વધી રહી છે.એક ઑફશોર ટ્રફ ગુજરાતના દરિયાકાંઠેથી ઉત્તર કેરળના દરિયાકાંઠે વિસ્તરેલી છે.પૂર્વ-પશ્ચિમ શીયર ઝોન લગભગ 20 ડિગ્રી ઉત્તરના અક્ષાંશ સાથે ચાલી રહ્યું છે.*છેલ્લા 24 કલાક દરમિયાન દેશભરમાં હવામાનની હિલચાલ*છેલ્લા 24 કલાક દરમિયાન દક્ષિણ મધ્યપ્રદેશ, વિદર્ભ, તેલંગાણા, ગુજરાત અને ઉત્તર મધ્ય મહારાષ્ટ્રના કેટલાક ભાગોમાં મધ્યમથી ભારે વરસાદ થયો છે.કોંકણ અને ગોવા, કોસ્ટલ કર્ણાટક, કેરળ, આંદામાન અને નિકોબાર ટાપુઓ, દક્ષિણ છત્તીસગઢ અને હિમાચલ પ્રદેશમાં છૂટાછવાયા સ્થળોએ હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદ અને રાજસ્થાનમાં છૂટાછવાયા સ્થળોએ હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદ.ગંગાના પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ, ઝારખંડ, આસામ, લક્ષદ્વીપ, મરાઠવાડા, તટીય આંધ્રપ્રદેશ, છત્તીસગઢ, મધ્યપ્રદેશના બાકીના ભાગો, પૂર્વ રાજસ્થાન, હરિયાણા, પંજાબ, ઉત્તરાખંડ અને જમ્મુ અને કાશ્મીરના કેટલાક ભાગોમાં હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદ થયો હતો.ઉપ-હિમાલયન પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ, સિક્કિમ, આંતરિક કર્ણાટક, તમિલનાડુ અને દિલ્હી અને પૂર્વ ઉત્તર પ્રદેશમાં એક કે બે સ્થળોએ હળવો વરસાદ થયો.આગામી 24 કલાક દરમિયાન હવામાનની ગતિવિધિની શક્યતાઆગામી 24 કલાક દરમિયાન દક્ષિણ મધ્યપ્રદેશ, વિદર્ભના કેટલાક ભાગો, ઉત્તર મધ્ય મહારાષ્ટ્ર, કોંકણ અને ગોવા અને દક્ષિણ ગુજરાતમાં મધ્યમથી ભારે વરસાદની શક્યતા છે.ગુજરાતના બાકીના ભાગો, કોસ્ટલ કર્ણાટક, કેરળ, આંદામાન અને નિકોબાર ટાપુઓ, ઓડિશાના ભાગો, તેલંગાણા, છત્તીસગઢ અને દક્ષિણપૂર્વ રાજસ્થાન, ઉત્તરાખંડ અને હિમાચલ પ્રદેશમાં છૂટાછવાયા સ્થળોએ હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદની શક્યતા છે. 1-2 જગ્યાએ ભારે વરસાદ સાથે હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદની શક્યતા છે.સિક્કિમ, જમ્મુ અને કાશ્મીર, પૂર્વોત્તર ભારત, ઉપ-હિમાલયન પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ, ઓડિશા, ઉત્તર છત્તીસગઢ, દક્ષિણ ઝારખંડ, આંતરિક કર્ણાટક, તેલંગાણાના બાકીના ભાગો અને દરિયાકાંઠાના આંધ્ર પ્રદેશમાં હળવાથી મધ્યમ વરસાદની શક્યતા છે.ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ, ઉત્તર પંજાબ, ઉત્તર હરિયાણા, તમિલનાડુ, લક્ષદ્વીપ અને રાયલસીમાની તળેટીમાં હળવો વરસાદ શક્ય છે.

All India Weather Forecast for July 11, 2022

All India Weather Forecast for July 11, 2022Countrywide weather systemsA Low Pressure Area is persisting over South Interior Odisha and adjoining areas. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and is moving towards southwest with elevation.The Monsoon Trough is now passing through the center of a low pressure area over Bikaner, Kota, Sagar, Raipur, South Interior Odisha and then moving towards South East Central Bay of Bengal.The Offshore Trough at Mean Sea Level is extending from Gujarat Coast to Karnataka Coast.The East West Shear Zone operates in north peninsular India with an altitude between 3.1 and 5.8 km above sea level with a southward tilt with a latitude of about 20 degrees.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain at isolated places occurred over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Punjab, South Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana, Madhya Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Gangetic West. Light to moderate rain with one or two heavy spells occurred over Bengal, Assam and Rajasthan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Light to moderate rain occurred over remaining parts of Gujarat, parts of Haryana, Konkan and Goa, Lakshadweep, North Interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and parts of Jharkhand.Light rain occurred over South India Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, South-East Rajasthan, North Madhya Pradesh, North-East India and foothills of East Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and one or two places over Jammu and Kashmir.Weather activity likely during next 24 hoursDuring the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with isolated heavy falls is likely over South and Central Madhya Pradesh, parts of Chhattisgarh, North Telangana, Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Haryana, Light to moderate rain with one or two heavy spells is possible over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Marathwada, Southeast Rajasthan.Light to moderate rain in some parts of Punjab, remaining parts of Rajasthan, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, North Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Interior Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Gilgit Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, possible.Light rain may occur at one or two places over Ladakh, Sikkim, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Northeast India and Gangetic West Bengal and foothills of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar.

Country needs good yielding varieties of cotton: Niranjan Reddy

Country needs good yielding varieties of cotton: Niranjan ReddyTelangana Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy was on a visit to the US along with his fellow ministers. During this Thursday, he discussed cotton farming and farmers in the city of Memphis with Richard Kelly and Broad Williams. He said that India now needs cotton varieties that give good yield. He also highlighted the need for suitable machinery for small land parcel farming.The minister said that scientists should research the needs of Indian agricultural conditions. Cultivable land in America is much larger than in India. He said that suitable mechanization for small holdings would benefit Indian farmers.He said that there is a need to reduce investment and increase crop production to meet international competitionReddy said that mechanized agriculture in the US allows for 30,000 plants per acre (higher density. Cultivation reduces pest problems. Cotton is grown on 1,000-5,000 acre fields in the US. With a capacity of 70,000 tons of cotton Machines are available. 52-70 hectares of cultivated cotton can be harvested in a single day. It uses about 500 gallons of diesel and costs farmers 1US$."Tennessee has been known for cultivation of cotton as a staple crop for the last 200 years. Cotton cultivation has been revolutionized in the state. Cotton cultivation in the state is about 5.5-6.5 lakh acres, which is worth billions annually. Creates lumps.Reply to Union Minister Piyush Goyal's suggestions to states on fixingElectricity meter for agricultural connection and increase of paddy cultivation,The Minister said that the Center should take a strict stand on installation of electricity metersAgriculture Connection.

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