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The toll climbed by 724 to 4,08,764. 10 hours ago A health worker conducts a swab test for Covid-19 at the Kanaswadi Public Health Centre on the outskirts of Bengaluru on July 7. | Manjunath Kiran / AFP
India on Monday morning recorded 37,154 new coronavirus cases and 724 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union health ministry data showed. With this, the infection tally climbed to 3,08,74,376 and the toll rose to 4,08,764 since the pandemic broke out in January last year.
The number of recovered patients crossed the three crore mark. The active caseload declined to 4,50,899. India has administered 37,73,52,501 doses so far under its countrywide inoculation drive.
(Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
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Less than four percent Indian farmers adopted sustainable agricultural practices, says study
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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 07:19 PM IST
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The study, supported by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), found that scaling up sustainable agriculture would be critical to improve farm incomes and bolster India s nutrition security in a climate-constrained future. States such as Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim have already taken a lead in sustainable agriculture.
Less than 4 per cent of Indian farmers have adopted sustainable agricultural practices and systems, according to a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The study, supported by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), found that scaling up sustainable agriculture would be critical to improve farm incomes and bolster India s nutrition security in a climate-constrained future. States such as Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim have already taken a lead in sustainable agriculture.
Updated Dec 28, 2020 | 17:07 IST
As farmers continue their protests demanding repealing of the three new laws, Kumar also emphasised that continued negotiations with protesting farmers is of course the way forward. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: False narratives about the new farm laws are doing significant harm to the interest of farmers as well as the economy in general, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Monday and expressed his disappointment at some economists changing their stance on the new legislations.
As farmers continue their protests demanding repealing of the three new laws, Kumar also emphasised that continued negotiations with protesting farmers is of course the way forward.