Gurpreet Singh Nibber is a special correspondent with the Punjab bureau. He covers agriculture, power sector, Sikh religious affairs and the Punjabi diaspora.
Articles by Gurpreet Singh Nibber
Farmers, Punjab CMO in deadlock over demands
Farmer leaders of 16-member Sanyukt Kisan Morcha insist on meeting chief minister Bhagwant Mann over new paddy sowing schedule and relief for wheat growers who suffered losses due to early onset of summer
Updated on May 17, 2022 04:33 PM IST
DSR sowing in Punjab won’t be smooth sailing: Experts
Moving away from the traditional method of transplanting paddy saplings in puddleed fields, the new DSR method entails sowing paddy seeds directly in the soil cutting water usage. The Punjab government has announced ₹1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for the DSR
Published on May 16, 2022 01:10 AM IST
Relief for farmers: Centre relaxes norms for shrivelled wheat grains for Punjab, Haryana
Increases permissible limit for shrivelled and broken wheat grains up to 18% against the existing 6%; owing to sudden rise in temperature in March when wheat crop was at maturing stage, the grain quality had suffered
Published on May 15, 2022 01:17 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab mining department terminates contract of Mohali cluster
The Punjab mining department rejected the plea of contractor of Mohali cluster stating that there was not sufficient material available in the mining areas allotted
Updated on May 14, 2022 01:07 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Heatwave impact: Wheat yield falls by 13.5% in Punjab
The loss in the wheat yield was recorded during the 2,200 crop cutting experiments across Punjab at the time of crop harvest due to sudden heatwave in March
Updated on May 11, 2022 03:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
No clarity yet on quality loss relaxation, accruals by Centre even as wheat procurement draws to a close in Punjab
The wheat procurement began to close in Punjab from May 5. Due to sudden rise in temperature in March, the quality of the wheat grain suffered and the state government took up the matter with the Centre
Updated on May 09, 2022 12:31 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Traditional paddy sowing divided in four phases in Punjab
The four-phase traditional paddy sowing method in Punjab will begin from June 18 and will end on June 24
Updated on May 06, 2022 01:19 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab food department offers to call open tenders to ascertain logistics cost of doorstep ration delivery scheme
The Punjab food department reportedly proposed an additional expenditure of ₹ 400 crores for grinding of wheat into flour and its doorstep delivery to beneficiaries
Published on May 02, 2022 12:30 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Agriculture department proposes Punjab government to delay paddy transplantation till June 20
The agriculture department suggested the Punjab government that the paddy transplantation be aligned with the monsoons to save depleting subsoil water
Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:18 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab govt scraps sand mining contract in Ropar cluster
The development comes days after Punjab mining department terminated the contracts of Ferozepur and Amritsar clusters while suspending the contracts in Ropar, Mohali and Hoshiarpur clusters
Published on Apr 28, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Glut-like situation in mandis as Punjab awaits relaxation in procurement norms
The situation, according to the Punjab food and civil supplies department, has arisen due to delay in the Centre’s approval to grant relaxation in the procurement norms as the crop in the current rabi season has percentage of shriveled grain more than the permissible limit of six
Published on Apr 27, 2022 01:50 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Low output, less wheat purchase: Punjab likely to suffer ₹600 crore revenue loss
The Punjab government may fall short of its targeted wheat purchase of 135 lakh tonnes and likely to suffer revenue loss as sudden heatwave leads to ‘big’ yield loss, say officials
Published on Apr 22, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
At 3.34 lakh tonnes, wheat purchase by private traders highest in 9 years in Punjab
The single day wheat purchase in Punjab by private traders on Tuesday stood at 28,400 tonnes. The wheat procurement in Punjab is expected to continue for two to three more weeks.
Published on Apr 20, 2022 01:14 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Amid Ukraine war, wheat purchase suggests govt-to-private market shift
According to latest official updates from the Centre’s food department, the government has procured 6.9 million tonne of wheat so far from 586,000 farmers, who have been paid minimum prices of nearly ₹1,400 crore.
Updated on Apr 20, 2022 03:09 PM IST
In Punjab, wheat arrivals see big surge; Sangrur shows the way
The grain markets have witnessed a total of 52.5 lakh tonnes of wheat arrival so far in Punjab, out of which Sangrur has received 6.4 lakh tonnes
Published on Apr 18, 2022 01:12 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
CM Mann announces 300 units of free electricity in Punjab from July 1
CM Mann said there would be no increase in the electricity tariff for industrial and commercial consumers, while free power to the farming community would continue
Published on Apr 16, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Wheat yield drops by 8% due to sudden heatwave in Punjab
The wheat yield as per the experiments in Punjab is less than ten-year production average of 48.70 quintals per hectare due to the sudden heatwave in March
Updated on Apr 16, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Private wheat purchase surges to one lakh tonnes in Punjab
With Ukraine and Russia — two major wheat exports worldwide — locked in war, Punjab and other wheat-producing states in India are seeing an upswing in crop purchases by private players
Published on Apr 14, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab govt stares at hefty relief bill as wheat yield drops by 10%
The wheat yield has taken a substantial hit in Punjab this rabi season, posing the first major challenge to AAP government less than a month after it assumed power in the state
Published on Apr 12, 2022 10:42 PM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Water-guzzler crops emptying aquifer; desertification has farm experts worried
As per the data of commission for agricultural costs and prices (CACP) that annually fixes the minimum support prices on crops grown in the country including paddy, a kg of rice consumes 3,367 litres of water
Published on Apr 11, 2022 01:02 AM IST
Punjab: At 2.6%, wheat purchase by private players belies hopes
With Ukraine and Russia — two major wheat exports worldwide — locked in a war, it was being expected that India will witness an upswing in crop purchases by private players.
Published on Apr 08, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab: AAP government’s flashpoint with Centre
The AAP government convened a special session of the assembly on Friday and upped the ante by moving a resolution demanding the immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab
Published on Apr 02, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Munieshwer A. Sagar & Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Difference in staff salaries, ‘status’ becomes flashpoint in Chandigarh
On March 27, Union home minister Amit Shah announced that the service conditions of Chandigarh administration will be aligned with that of Central Civil Services.
Updated on Apr 02, 2022 06:20 AM IST
Punjab: Wheat procurement starts on April 1, food dept expects fall in arrivals
The state food and civil supplies department, four state procurement agencies and the Centre’s Food Corporation of India (FCI) are all geared up for hassle-free procurement
Updated on Apr 01, 2022 01:43 AM IST
‘Workable but cost attached’: Food department looks for ways to make doorstep ration delivery operational
The AAP government’s doorstep ration delivery scheme is expected to put a huge burden on the state exchequer
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab government starts process to construct covered godowns to store wheat
The Centre had directed the Punjab government to phase out covered area plinths (CAP), which often led to wastage of wheat, within three years and construct covered godowns
Updated on Mar 28, 2022 01:38 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Thermal plants fail to comply with NGT directive amid shortage of biofuel
Chandigarh: Amid an acute shortage of alternative fuel stocks, thermal plant operators are unable to comply with the NGT orders calling for 5-10% usage of biomass pellets alongside coal for power generation
Published on Mar 26, 2022 01:18 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine war may adversely impact wheat procurement in Punjab
The food and civil supplies department, Punjab, is apprehending an adverse impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war on the upcoming wheat procurement in the state scheduled to start from April 1
Published on Mar 25, 2022 02:28 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Govt will root out corruption, eliminate mafias, says Guv
Congratulating the new government, governor Banwarilal Purohit said, “The people’s mandate has proved that a new governance approach is evolving as they want a government whose policy outcomes are responsive to their concerns,” he added
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 01:00 AM IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann-led cabinet gives nod for 25,000 govt jobs
- AAP leader Bhagwant Mann repeatedly raised the issue of unemployment during electioneering. Talking about the plight of unemployed youth, Mann had blamed previous regimes for not generating employment, which led to an exodus of talent to foreign countries.
Published on Mar 20, 2022 01:22 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
