Hi, NewsWrap for September 10, 2021

Soya bean Cultivation, MTA Scheme, IMD, Fuel Shortage

10 September 2021

  • India records lowest rainfall in August in 19 years

    On 10th September (Friday) the India Meteorological Department said that there was a 24% of deficiency of rainfall in the month of August, this is the lowest in the last 19 years. The country has witnessed 2 major spells of a weak monsoon from 9th to 16th August & 23rd to 27th August. During this time, the northwest, central & adjoining peninsular & west coast of India has subdued rainfall.

  • Government enhances the Scope of MTA Scheme

    On 10th September (Friday) the government enhanced the scope of the Transport & Marketing Assistance scheme for the specified agriculture products by including the dairy products under its purview & increasing the rates of assistance. This scheme has been extended till 31st March 2022.

  • Soya bean cultivation Area at 6.5% lesser than government estimate

    The Industry body Soya bean Processor Association has pegged the area under the soya bean cultivation at 6.5%, lower than the government’s estimate but, the area is similar to the previous year & the final production of a crop will depend on the weather in harvest months of a September & October.

  • To meet Fuel Shortage, CIL raises Power Sector Supplies by 20%

    Amid depleting the coal stocks at thermal power projects, India’s largest miner of the fuel, Coal India Ltd stepped up the supplies by 20% in the month of September so far to the crucial sector said the state-run firm on 10th September (Friday). It comes against the backdrop of India stopping the coal supplies for a week to the plants having more than 15 days stock to free 177,000 tonnes of fossil fuel to be redistributed again to the power plants having low stocks.

     

  • Ola Electric Sales to Postpone a Week

    The Ola Electric has now postponed the much-awaited sale process of its scooters S1 by a week. Bhavish Aggarwal, the Chairman & Group CEO of Ola has announced the decision to delay the process due to “technical difficulties” in making the website for the purchases live for the customers.

     

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10 September 2021

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