[h=3]Andhra river interlinking: Farmers celebrate as Godavari water reaches Krishna delta region[/h]Thousands of farmers offered prayers when water from the Godavari reached the Krishna delta region Wednesday as part of a plan to interlink the two rivers. Since September 1, the state government has started releasing water from the Tatipudi Lift Irrigation Project in West Godavari district into a newly built canal of Polavaram project. The water is expected to eventually meet Krishna at Prakasam Barrage at Vijayawada on September 15 after flowing for 174 km.
[h=3]Reverse of onions: Potato farmers at receiving end, as prices crash[/h]While onion is a lot in the news now — thanks to retail prices hovering at Rs 60/kg — the other key staple vegetable, potato, has disappeared from public imagination. This, even as a production glut has forced farmers of this starchy tuber to dump their crop on roadsides or nullahs. Last month, farmers in Jalandhar even distributed some 500 quintals of potato free to consumers to highlight their plight.
[h=3]Bank of England keeps rates steady, unfazed by overseas risks[/h]The Bank of England said on Thursday its rate-setters felt the threat to the world economy from China's stock-market slump did not signal a slowdown for Britain, as they left interest rates at a record-low of 0.5 percent. Policymakers voted 8-1 to keep rates unchanged, as expected, and they broadly agreed with Governor Mark Carney, who has said that, so far, China's slowdown is unlikely to derail the plan to gradually raise British rates. Sterling jumped to a two-week high against the dollar after the rate decision and the publication of the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which ended on Wednesday.
