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NEW LAW!!
Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2020: The new law removes almost all restrictions and gives rights to any individual to purchase farmland.
DRONES IN FARM?
The Centre has released guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for spraying pesticides through drones that will help reduce risk of getting exposed to hazardous chemicals and also ensure judicious usage of these insecticides in the crops. However, the adoption of the technology will depend more on its cost effectiveness since over 80 per cent farmers in the country hold less than 2 hectares of land, experts said
A NEW UPDATE
The Chhattisgarh government is planning to procure cattle urine from cattle owners to augment their income, officials said, underlining that the move will lead to better cow protection.
The state government is already buying cow dung from breeders and farmers to make cattle rearing profitable. According to 20th Livestock census, Chhattisgarh had 2,61,503 cattle in 2019.
“The cattle urine will be procured in the same manner as cow dung procured by the Chhattisgarh government. We will procure cattle urine through Gram Gauthan (cattle shed) Samiti and fortnightly payments will be made to cattle owners and farmers for the procurement,” said Pradeep Shrama, advisor to chief minister Bhupesh Baghel
