Keeping in view the call for <keyword id="6379373" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bharat-bandh" source="Orion">Bharat Bandh</keyword> against the <keyword id="13558307" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="agnipath-scheme" source="Orion">Agnipath scheme</keyword> on Monday, Bihar government temporarily suspended the Internet services in 20 districts. The suspension has been already in place in 12 districts since June 17 and the state government decided to add eight more. "The suspension of the Internet services has given positive results and the violent incidents have reduced drastically in Bihar. The agitators and anti-social elements were failing to spread rumours in the state," an official in the Home Department claimed. The Internet services have been suspended in Kaimur, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Buxar, Nawada, West Champaran, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Vaishali, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Motihari, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Jahanabad, Khagaria and Sheikhpura. The telecom service provider companies have sent text messages to the consumers that the Internet services have been closed for Monday. Though, the consumers of these districts will continue to avail voice calling facility. Meanwhile, the Bihar government has enhanced the securities of BJP offices in 11 districts. The Bihar Police deployed Shasastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel at the offices of BJP to prevent any untoward incidents. The 11 districts are Supaul, Kishanganj, Purnea, Saharsa, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Nawgachiya, Banka, Katihar, Madhepura and Motihari. In every BJP office, one platoon comprising 30 personnel has been deployed. Security has also been beefed up for the leaders of the saffron party in Bihar. BJP leaders in the rank of state president Sanjay Jaiswal, Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, MLA Dr C.N. Singh, MLA Aruna Devi, MLA Vinay Bihari and others were targeted during the protests against the <keyword id="287364" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="agnipath" source="Orion">Agnipath</keyword> scheme on Thursday and Friday. Following the attack on BJP leaders, the Center has given Y-category security to 10 BJP leaders of Bihar. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/agnipath-scheme-protest-section-144-imposed-in-gurgugram-kota-jaipur-faridabad-and-ayodhya/articleshow/92329214.cms">Agnipath protests: Bandhs, school closures and the Section 144 make a comeback</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/agniveer-why-are-thousands-of-youth-up-in-arms-against-the-agnipath-scheme/articleshow/92284069.cms">Why are thousands of youngsters up in arms against the Agnipath scheme?</a>

Bharat Bandh against Agnipath: Bihar suspends Internet services in 20 districts

<ul><li>There will be a total lockdown in Bihar from July 16-31 to contain the spread of COVID-19. </li><li>Essential services allowed. </li><li>Commercial, private and govt establishments to remain closed. </li><li>Check the full guidelines for lockdown in Bihar. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Visit Business Insider for the latest news and updates.</a> </li></ul>There will be a total lockdown in Bihar from July 16-31 to contain the spread of COVID-19, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday announced. Modi said the 15-day lockdown will remain in force at all municipal, district, sub divisional and block headquarters level. What’s allowed? <ul><li>Essential services allowed.</li><li>Farming and construction-related activities allowed.</li><li>Hospitals and all related medical establishments will continue to remain functional. The transportation for all medical personnel nurses, Para-medical staff, other hospital support services are permitted. This provision will also apply to veterinary services and establishments also.</li></ul>What’s closed but is functional in certain cases? <ul><li>Offices of the Government of India, its Autonomous Subordinate Offices and Public Corporation shall remain closed</li></ul>Exceptions: Defence, central armed police forces, treasury. public utilities (including petroleum, CNG, LPG, PNG) disaster management. power generation and transmission units, post offices. National informatics Centre. Early warning agencies <ul><li>Offices of the State Government, its Autonomous Bodies, Corporation, etc. stall remain closed.</li></ul>Exceptions: a) Police, Home Guards, Civil Defense, Fire and Emergency services, Disaster Management, Elections and Prisons. b) District administration and Treasury along with IT services’ Video Conferencing support from BELTRON. C) Electricity, water supply, sanitation, Health, Food and Civil Supplies, Water Resources, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry. d) Municipal bodies e) Forest officer Staff and workers required to operate and maintain 200, nurseries, parks. plantation, firefighting in forests, wildlife rescue including handling human-wildlife conflicts, watering plantations, Patrolling and protection of sanctuaries including tiger reserves, operation of pollution monitoring stations and the corresponding field and headquarter offices. f) Offices of Social Welfare – Staff and workers required (i) to operate and maintain child care institutions under Juvenile Justice Act, old age homes, homes for women, destitute and persons with disability (ii) to pay food security allowances under National Security Act {iii} to pay: social security pensions and the corresponding field and headquarter offices. <ul><li>Commercial and private establishments shall be closed down.</li></ul>Exceptions: a) Shops, including ration shops (under PDS), dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetable, dairy and milk booth, meat and fish, animal fodder, agriculture inputs. However, authorities are encouraged to facilitate home delivery. b)Banks, insurance offices and ATM which include all bank related subsidiaries offices like Cash management, IT services etc. c) Print and electronic media. d) Telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services e) E-commerce (All kinds of goods) f) Petrol pumps, LPG and gas retail and storage outlets. g) Hospitality services including Hotels/Motels/Lodged, Restaurants, Dhabas and eateries will be allowed to open with delivery/take away services only. <ul><li>All transport services will be suspended.</li></ul>Exceptions: a) Railways, Air and Rail transport will remain functional. b) Taxies, auto-rickshaws will be permitted across Bihar c) Private vehicles will be allowed across Bihar for permitted activities only d) All essential service providers will be allowed to commute from home to workplace. What’s completely closed? <ul><li>Places of worship to remain closed.</li><li>Commercial, private and govt establishments to remain closed.</li></ul> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-may-put-4-billion-into-indias-reliance-jio-months-after-facebook-invested-5-7-billion/articleshow/76957941.cms">Google may put $4 billion into India's Reliance Jio, months after Facebook invested $5.7 billion</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/mukesh-ambani-next-goal-seems-to-be-the-retail-king-of-india/articleshow/76953716.cms">Mukesh Ambani’s next goal seems to be the ‘retail king of India’</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/mukesh-ambani-is-now-richer-than-elon-musk-and-google-founders-larry-page-and-sergey-brin/articleshow/76955217.cms">Mukesh Ambani’s $72 billion fortune makes him richer than Elon Musk and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin</a>

Lockdown again in Bihar from July 16: What’s allowed and What’s not during lockdown

<ul><li>Apart from the heatwave, <keyword id="8759918" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="farm-incomes" source="Orion">farm incomes</keyword> were hit by pests, disease and a bad sowing experience.</li></ul><ul><li>Dairy farmers had gained from increased prices but were hit by the fodder crisis.</li></ul><ul><li>Rural families coped with inflation and lower income by reducing spending on essentials and wiping off their savings to spend on essentials and white goods.</li></ul><ul><li>Non-agricultural factors like rural wage increases and government subsidies saw an uptick, with a positive effect on the <keyword id="74478" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rural-economy" source="Orion">rural economy</keyword>. </li></ul>India’s heatwave has abated but left lasting effects, especially on villages. It came in March — just when the <keyword id="6418449" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rabi-crop" source="Orion">Rabi crop</keyword> was set to ripen. As a result, farm outputs were truncated by 5-10% across five states – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. This Rabi crop has been cursed by weather gods since the beginning as unseasonal rains had hit them hard during the sowing season. Pest, disease and hail “Extreme hot weather in March 2022 – highest temperature since 1901 - that is a ripening stage, led to shrivelled grain. Pests and disease also impacted yields this year,” said a report by Spark Capital. Especially in the Northern region of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, the yields of wheat and cumin seeds witnessed a sharp decline of 10-20%. Sugarcane yields too fell by 10% and so was the maize yield. Added to that, mango yields were lower by 50% in some states – eating into this premium crop earnings that many farmers bank on. Farmers of onions and grapes where the yield was good, were hit by low prices. Dairy farmers may look better in comparison as their prices rose, but they took home less of it as the fodder crisis hit them hard. A bumper crop ahead? In spite of a bad season, it looks like farmers are setting themselves for another round of good sowing season – with record fertilizer purchases in April this year – aided by good monsoon predictions and good water levels at reservoirs. This time around, they might get paid better too as the government has increased the minimum support prices (MSP) for the <keyword id="6617893" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kharif-crop" source="Orion">Kharif crop</keyword> by 6.1% - the best hike in the last four years. “We calculate the net farm income to go up by 19% in FY23 versus a decline of 2.6% in FY22 (estimates),” the Spark Capital report said. This will cushion the effect of an 8-10% hike in input prices like diesel costs, seed and fertilizer prices and labour costs. An increase in <keyword id="710199" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rural-wages" source="Orion">rural wages</keyword> also helps improve the rural economy. Also, there has been an uptick in domestic remittances – as more migrant workers are sending more back to their homes. The land prices jumped by 15-20% in rural areas and nearby cities in two years, across India. “People want to own a house rather than living in a rented place post the pandemic. People, who are living in cities and other countries, are purchasing land/houses, post the pandemic, which has increased the prices,” the report surmised. Biscuits are out but TVs are in The pandemic has changed the purchase patterns of villagers but their purchasing power has remained intact according to Spark Capital’s ground report. In fact, their frugality is reflected in decreased consumption of packaged items. However, at the same time demand for durable goods had increased. For example, with rising labour costs, most farmers are going in for mechanization and buying tractors, while food consumption as a theme shifted to staples. “People have reduced consumption to only necessity and down trading to cheaper FMCG products or reducing the quantity,” the report said. The rural inflation is higher than it is in urban areas, due to a higher food mix, and the biggest hit was taken by FMCG players whose biscuit and other sales fell in the last few months. However, government subsidies and their increased rural spending via various schemes have given a slight boost to the economy. The spending priorities of farm families are much different than urban families that are lifestyle based. The first on the list of farm income spends is repaying dues – reflected in the improvement in debt repayment. It is followed by farm investments and when they spend, they spend on the events and white goods. “As the activities opened after 2 years of Covid fear, people have started spending on marriage, house, ACs, 2/4 wheelers etc. though they are conscious of spending as high inflation has limited their options,” the report said. There has been an unfavourable effect of these spending patterns as well – a bad Rabi crop along with post-pandemic spending patterns have left most of rural India without any savings. “They are mostly in a hand to mouth existence,” the report says. Even as all of India is limping back from the pandemic crisis, the rural economy might move only slower than the ruined Rabi earnings, the only saving grace being the hope of a better Rabi crop. 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Bharat Bandh against Agnipath: Bihar suspends Internet services in 20 districts

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Lockdown again in Bihar from July 16: What’s allowed and What’s not during lockdown

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Vanished savings, trading down to cheaper essentials – life in rural India hit by a wilted Rabi crop

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