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This article is based on “Pesticide Management Bill 2020 must address important concerns” which was published in Down To Earth on...
17 Feb 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Pesticides Management Bill, 2020
Why in News The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill will regulate the business of pesticides and...
13 Feb 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Cauvery Delta Declared as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone
Why in News The Tamil Nadu government has declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The protected zone includes...
12 Feb 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Why in News According to the National Productivity Council (NPC), the Soil Health Card scheme has led to a decline of 8-10% in the use of chemical...
06 Feb 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Why in News In sub-mountainous parts of Punjab and Haryana, yellow rust disease has been detected in the wheat crop which has raised concerns among...
30 Jan 2020 Agricultural Resources
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This article is based on “The flawed spin to India’s cotton story” which was published in The Hindu on 23/01/2020. It highlights...
24 Jan 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Organic Turmeric to Weed Out Marijuana in Malkangiri
Why in News Recently, the Malkangiri district administration, Odisha has initiated a project to divert the region’s tribals from illegal...
14 Jan 2020 Agricultural Resources
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ICAR to Set up Farmers’ Innovation Fund
Why in News The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is all set to start a Farmers Innovation Fund. ICAR will bring a system to...
07 Jan 2020 Agricultural Resources
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Cropping Patterns and Major Crops of India: Part Two
Major Cash Crops Sugarcane Temperature: Between 21-27°C with hot and humid climate. Rainfall: Around 75-100 cm. Soil Type: Deep rich...
04 Nov 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Cropping Patterns and Major Crops of India: Part One
Two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities. It is a primary activity, which produces food grains and raw materials...
02 Nov 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Policy Watch: National Water Policy
Government is planning to come out with an updated version of the National Water Policy (NWP) with key changes in water governance structure and...
30 Oct 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Odisha’s Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture
The Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank on 24th October 2019 signed a $165 million loan agreement for the Odisha’s...
25 Oct 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has released the 20th Livestock Census report recently. The release provides key results...
17 Oct 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2019
Austrian writer Peter Handke bagged the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was named the winner for 2018. Last...
15 Oct 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Why in News? Recently, the Prime Minister launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme, to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth...
30 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
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30 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
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The Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister has launched two agriculture-related mobile applications. CHC Farm Machinery: It is a multilingual app...
25 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
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23 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Why in News? Recently, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare released the Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and...
23 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
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Recently, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has released a new variety of wheat named Pusa Yashasvi. It is also known as HD-3226. It...
21 Sep 2019 Agricultural Resources
