Palaniswami seeks funds for Cauvery rejuvenation
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‘T.N. committed to Atmanirbhar Bharat’
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‘T.N. committed to Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the linking of the Godavari and the Cauvery a national project for the benefit of lakhs of people in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Addressing the sixth Governing Council Meeting of the NITI Aayog, he made a strong case for rejuvenating the Cauvery and its tributaries on the lines of ‘Namami Gange’, an integrated Ganga conservation mission. “The Government of India is requested to accord sanction and extend financial assistance to Tamil Nadu at the earliest,” he said.
Agriculture ministry gets nod for using drones for crop loss assessment indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The agriculture ministry has been permitted to use drones for remote sensing data collection under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate General of Civil Aviation have granted conditional exemption for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) usage to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW), an official statement said on Friday. This will allow MoAFW to use drones for remote sensing data collection in agricultural areas of 100 districts of the country for gram panchayat level yield estimation, under PMFBY. The conditional exemption will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the permission letter or until the operationalisation of the Digital Sky Platform, whichever is earlier, the statement by the civil aviation ministry said.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Insuring crops to get easier, IRDAI issues instructions
The budget allocated for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been kept at Rs 16000 crore.
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Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 07:52 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Insurance regulator IRDAI has instructed all non-life insurance companies to increase the coverage of crop insurance so that farmers get maximum benefit.
The biggest reason for non-life insurance companies not taking much interest in crop insurance is that companies do not get reinsurance support at reasonable premiums and incur losses when claims are increased. According to the information, IRDAI has given assurance to the insurance companies that the reinsurance companies will fix the appropriate premium rates for crop insurance and the regulator will also intervene if needed.
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