- El Nino is threatening India's agricultural stability by disrupting monsoon patterns, leading the government to formulate mitigation plans.
- El Nino risks disrupting the annual kharif crop, leading the central government to manage grain reserves via the FCI and allocate grains to state governments.
- The central government is managing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) grain reserves, setting policies for rice reserve sales, and considering ethanol diversion due to climate threats.
- Drought affects major rice producing states, prompting calls for intervention from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) regarding market stability and production issues.
Agricultural issues are surfacing in the region, including pesticide use on cardamom plantations and growing market demand for saffron.
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Updated Aug 5
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What happened
Agricultural issues are surfacing in the region, including pesticide use on cardamom plantations and growing market demand for saffron.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Kerala
Indian state
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Tamil Nadu
state of India
- The Salem City Municipal Corporation is managing the local body's water supply infrastructure and has been contracted for a 25-year revamp.
- The government of Tamil Nadu is facing operational challenges in its core utility sector, including outsourcing essential functions to private agencies and failing to fill over 8,000 vacant meter reader posts.