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Cotton: The history of cotton cultivation in modern times could be traced back to development of hybrid cotton in 1970 by CT Patel in Gujarat. Coupled with hybrid vigor and appropriate crop protection techniques, growth rates for productivity (kg lint/ha) zoomed during 80s; then, slowed down during 1990s; and then picked up again during 2000s with introduction of Bt cotton. Updating of Bt cotton technology has now become essential to accelerate growth in cotton this decade 2010s. It must optimise biotechnology advances with sociology, geography and information technology in the overall framework of integrated crop management systems.
Smog in Delhi is an issue with all Delhites. And hence, every body is talking about it. Yesterday, the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Mr Anil Dave told the media that 80% smog or pollution is state problem and 20% is due to burning of paddy and other crop residues by the neighbouring states like Haryana and Punjab. Burning of crop residues is banned. And yet farmers do it, because they need a source of fuel. And they need to clear the fields for next crop. It is unlike West or Australia where crop residue is ploughed back to degrade for rest of the year; as they normally take only one crop and in some case, land is cultivated on alternate year basis. Great, Isn't it ? A luxury in farming. Delhi now can not pass the buck as smog is its 80% problem. It needs to evaluate polluting industries, vehicles on road, and decide what to do next. A slight rise in temperature with sunshine; wind flow-preferably upward could be blessings. But God is also choosy and