Parliamentary Documentation Vol.XLIV 16-31 December, 2018 No.24 AGRICULTURE -AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 1. ZEHRA MOHAMMAD Frost bites apple. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.15), 2018(16-31 December 2018): P.24-26. Draws attention towards the apple orchard damaged due to heavy snowfall in the Kashmir valley. **Agriculture-Agricultural Commodities; Apple; Natural Calamities. -AGRICULTURAL POLICY-(INDIA) 2. HAQUE, T. and JOSHI, P. K. Agricultural transformation in aspirational districts of India : comparative analysis of districts in Bihar. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.35-43. Discusses the issues in the identification of aspirational districts of India and also analyses the key challenges and opportunities of agricultural development in Bihar. **Agriculture-Agricultural Policy-(India); Agricultural Production; Bihar. -AGRICULTURAL PRICES 3. SEKHAR, C. S. C. and Others Ensuring MSP to farmers : Are deficiency payment an option? ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.50-57. Discusses the recent hike in the minimum support prices (MSP) of 14 Commodities for the 2018-19 Kharif season by the Union Government. **Agriculture-Agricultural Prices; Minimum Support Prices (MSP); Farms and Farmers; Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY). -AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 4. JASNEEN A SALAM and Others Agritech-role of technology in Indian agriculture. INDIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH (NEW DELHI), V.59(No.6), 2018(November-December, 2018): P.771-782. Focuses on the progress and application of information technology in Agriculture for Welfare of the farmers. **Agriculture-Agricultural Production; Information Technology. 2 **-Keywords 5. SHIVAY, Y. S. and TEEKAM SINGH Innovative technologies for higher productivity. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.27-31. Focuses on the various technical innovations use in agriculture for improving crop production and guarding the environment. **Agriculture-Agricultural Production; Agricultural Research; Natural Resources. -AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 6. GORE, Manish Mohan Krishi Vigyan Kendra: Promoting scientific temper. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.17-21. Highlights role of Krishi Vigyan Kendras to provide requisite knowledge through training and other activities to improve the scientific temper among the farmers. **Agriculture-Agricultural Research. 7. MASHELKAR, Raghunath Building agriculture innovation system. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.13-16. **Agriculture-Agricultural Research. -AGRICULTURAL TRADE 8. ANJANI KUMAR and Others Farmers' choice of milk-marketing channels in India. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.58-67. Discusses the structure of milk markets in India. **Agriculture-Agricultural Trade; Dairying. 9. JOSHI, Rakesh Farm bounty ? BUSINESS INDIA (MUMBAI), No.1058, 2018(17-30 December 2018): P.26. Deals new policy to boost farm exports. **Agriculture-Agricultural Trade; Agricultural Commodities; Exports. 10. SUKHPAL SINGH Reforming agricultural markets in India : A tale of two model acts. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.44-49. **Agriculture-Agricultural Trade; Farms and Farmers. 3 **-Keywords -CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING 11. GILL, Sucha Singh and NEHRA, Kulwant Singh Subsidy and efficiency of groundwater use and power consumption in Haryana. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.50), 2018(22.12.2018): P.32-40. **Agriculture-Cultivation and Harvesting; Water Management; Irrigation System; Ground water; Energy. -DAIRYING 12. JITENDRA Rise of lookalikes. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.15), 2018(16-31 December 2018): P.20-22. Draws attention towards the milk adulteration by cheaper alternatives in India. **Agriculture-Dairying; Adulteration. -FARMS AND FARMERS 13. PAVNEET KAUR and SINGLA, Naresh Can contract farming double farmers income? ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.68-73. **Agriculture-Farms and Farmers; Contract Farming. -FERTILIZERS AND MANURES 14. SENGAR, Rakesh Singh and DEVENDRA KUMAR Bio fertilizers for sustainable food production. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.49-52. **Agriculture-Fertilizers and Manures; Bio-Fertilizers; Agricultural Production. -FORESTS AND FORESTRY-WILD LIFE 15. NORONHA, Rahul Great dying. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.43(No.52), 2018(24.12.2018): P.52-55. Raises issue regarding human-elephant conflict owing to the fragmentation of habitat. **Agriculture-Forests and Forestry-Wild Life; Elephant. -HORTICULTURE 16. GAUTAM, H. R. Disease management in horticultural crops. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.36-41. **Agriculture-Horticulture; Crops; Crops Protection. 4 **-Keywords -LAND AND LAND REFORMS 17. SONAK, Ishani Legal deceit. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.15), 2018(16-31 December 2018): P.31-34; 36-40. Highlights the various laws on Land Acquisition, particularly RFCTLARR Act, 2013. **Agriculture-Land and Land Reforms; Land Acquisition; Land Acquisition Law. -SOIL CONSERVATION 18. ANJANI KUMAR Technology innovations for soil health preservation. KURUKSHETRA (NEW DELHI), V.67(No.2), 2018(December 2018): P.42-44. Emphasises need for successful implementation of the soil health restoration and preservation initiatives. **Agriculture-Soil Conservation. BIOGRAPHIES -MAHADEVAN, IRAVATHAM 19. GANESAN, Sundar Historic legacy. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.35(No.25), 2018(21.12.2018): P.94-97. Pays rich tribute to Iravatham Mahadevan (1930-2018), pioneer in the research on the Tamil-Brahmi and Indus Script and the Connections between the two civilisations. **Biographies-MAHADEVAN, Iravatham; Linguistics. -PADAMSEE, ALYQUE 20. KATAKAM, Anupama One of a kind. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.35(No.25), 2018(21.12.2018): P.98-99. Pays rich tribute to Alyque Padamsee (1928-2018), famous figure in the world of advertising and theatre. **Biographies-PADAMSEE, Alyque; Theatre. -SENGUPTA, AMIT 21. SUNDARARAMAN, T. Setback to struggle for health rights. DOWN TO EARTH (NEW DELHI), V.27(No.15), 2018(16-31 December 2018): P.42. Pays rich tribute to Amit Sengupta, renowned public health activist. **Biographies-SENGUPTA, Amit. 5 **-Keywords -VAJPAYEE, ATAL BIHARI 22. CHOWDARY, T. H. Democratising the telecom and IT services. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.27), 2018(30.12.2018): P.20-21. Praises Atal Bihari Vajpayee's contributions in Telecom Sector and IT Services. **Biographies-VAJPAYEE, Atal Bihari; Telecom Sector; IT Services; Prime Minister. 23. MADHAV, Ram Gentle, yet 'Atal'. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.27), 2018(30.12.2018): P.12-15. Pays rich tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister on his birth anniversary. **Biographies-VAJPAYEE, Atal Bihari; Prime Minister. 24. SIBAL, Kanwal Astute and assertive. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.27), 2018(30.12.2018): P.16-17. Praises Atal Bihari Vajpayee's outstanding contribution in India's foreign policy. **Biographies-VAJPAYEE, Atal Bihari; Foreign Policy; Prime Minister. COMMERCE -(INDIA) 25. AGRAWAL, Gopal Krishna Fruits of focused approach. ORGANISER (NEW DELHI), V.70(No.26), 2018(23.12.2018): P.34-35. Analyses India's rank in World Bank "Ease of doing Business" report 2019. **Commerce-(India); Governance; Economic Reforms; NDA Government; World Bank. -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(INDIA) 26. JAITLEY, Arun India and the ease of doing business. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.9(No.49-50), 2018(18-24 November 2018): P.14-15. Highlights the improving position of India in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index report. **Commerce-International Trade-(India). 6 **-Keywords -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(INDIA-PAKISTAN) 27. JOSHI, Rakesh Signal from Pakistan ? BUSINESS INDIA (MUMBAI), No.1058, 2018(17-30 December 2018): P.28. Deals with trade relationship between India and Pakistan. **Commerce-International Trade-(India-Pakistan); International Relations. CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION -ARCHAEOLOGY 28. DESHPANDE, Anirudh Histories, academic and public : Issues in treating the visual as an archive. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.50), 2018(22.12.2018): P.16-20. Explores the possibility of bridging gap between academic and public histories in order to create a new historiography. **Culture and Civilization-Archaeology; Historiography. -MONUMENTS 29. KRISHNAN, Rajan Kurai Patel statue and pillage of history. FRONTLINE (CHENNAI), V.35(No.25), 2018(21.12.2018): P.80-84. **Culture and Civilization-Monuments; Statue; Sardar Patel. DEFENCE -DEFENCE RELATIONS-(INDIA-FRANCE) 30. MAJUMDAR, Ushinor Sealed with an error. OUTLOOK (NEW DELHI), V.58(No.52), 2018(31.12.2018): P.15. Discusses the Supreme Courts' judgement on procurement of 36 Rafale fighter Jets. **Defence-Defence Relations-(India-France); Rafale; Defence Deal. -DEFENCE RELATIONS-(INDIA-JAPAN) 31. KAPILA, Subhash Japan-enhancing security and military profile in Indo-Pacific. UDAY INDIA (DELHI), V.9(No.49-50), 2018(18-24 November 2018): P.36-37. **Defence-Defence Relations-(India-Japan). 7 **-Keywords -NAVY-(INDIA) 32. SAWHNEY, Pravin and GHAZALA WAHAB Taming of the sea. FORCE (NOIDA), V.16(No.4), 2018(December 2018): P.6-8. Focuses on the role of the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). **Defence-Navy-(India). ECONOMIC GROWTH -(INDIA)-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 33. SRINIVASAN, Jaishri and Others Adaption co-benefits of development programmes in India. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.53(No.51), 2018(29.12.2018): P.28-34. Analyses climate change