1.ICAR Scientist says, Pests eat away
India’s 35% of total crop yield
P.K Chakrabarty , Assistant director
General (Plant Protection an Biosafety) of ICAR (Indian council of Agricultural
Research) has said that about 30-35% of crops yield in India annually gets
wasted because of Pests.
P.K Chakrabarty also said among such
pests, Nematodes are the major threat to crops in the country and they caused
60 million tonnes of crops loss annually. He also said that such loss will have
an adverse effect on agricultural biosafety which was paramount to Food
Security.
About
Nematodes.
Nematodes
are the most numerous multicellular animals on earth, a small amount of soil
will contain thousands of microscopic worms. Most of them are parasites of insects,
plants or animals.
They found in almost every
habitat, includes terrestrial, freshwater, saltwater ecosystems, also within
other organisms as parasites. It can be herbivorous, carnivorous, and parasitic.
Nematodes Management
The Plant-parasitic nematodes are a concern for
growers of agricultural. These plant-parasitic nematodes will mainly feed on
the roots of plants which caused the damage on plants and there will be a huge
loss to the farmers.
- Once he Nematode established in land, it cannot be eradicated. Nematodes are mainly spread through lack of sanitation and movement of infected soil and planting material.
- To limit a build-up of nematodes, planting equipment and tools should be properly cleaned and also could only be used for the same field.
- After the harvest infected plants should be destroyed completely to avoid further build-up of nematodes..
- Crops rotation and Nematodes resistant plants can also resist the nematodes from build-up.
2.India,ADB signs
$375m pact for Visakhapatnam-Chennai corridor
India and Asian Development Bank has signed $375 M
pact for loans and grants to develop Vishakapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor.
It is the first phase of planned 2500 km East Coast
Economic Corridor ADB(Asian Development Bank) has approved $631 M loans and
grants for the industrial corridor last September. It approved loans comprising a $500 million multi-tranche facility to build
key infrastructure in the four main centres along the corridor — Visakhapatnam,
Kakinada, Amaravati, and Yerpedu-Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh
The first tranche of $245 million that was signed
will finance subprojects to develop high-quality internal infrastructure in 2
of the 4 nodes of the corridor — Visakhapatnam and Yerpedu-Srikalahasti.
Another $125m loan is used for capacity development
of institutions engaged in corridor management; provide support to enhance ease
of doing business and for supporting industrial and sector policies to
stimulate industrial development.
About ADB
Asian
Development Bank is a regional developing bank formed in 19th
December 1966, with the aim to eradicate poverty from Asia and Pacific region.
Its headquarters is in Manila , Philippines with 29 resident missions and 3
representative offices in Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Washington, DC. The main
purpose is social and economic development. It has 67 countries as members.
3. India, Germany ratify 2011 social
security agreement.
India
and Germany have ratified the social Security Agreement, which will come into
force from 1st May 2017, help to improve more investment flows
between both the countries.
The
Pact was signed on 12th October 2011 of which the instruments of
ratification were exchanged on Friday.
As per
official statement of Ministry of External Affairs ,”the agreement establishes
the rights and obligations of nationals of both countries and provides for
their equal treatment and unrestricted payment of pensions even in case of
residence in the other contracting state”
The Agreement is expected to reduce the operational
costs of both countries operation in either of the countries.
4.India, Bangladesh sign MoU for development of
Sylhet city
India and Bangladesh has signed MoU(Memorandum of
understanding) for the Sustainable development of Sylhet city with Financial
Assistance from India.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh
Vardhan Shringla ,Shah Mhd Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations
Division Ministry of Finance and Enamul Habib CEO of Sylhet City corporation
has signed the MoU.
This is an follow-up for the earlier Mou which was
signed in April 2013 by India and Bangladesh for the sustainable development
projects in Socio-economic sectors of Bangladesh.
The MoU includes three development projects in
Sylhet City- construction of 5-storey kindergarten and high school building, 6
storey cleaner colony building and Development of Dhupa Dighipar area
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