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Reducing Fertilizer Subsidy

This editorial is based on Can PRANAM reduce fertiliser subsidy bill? which was published in The Hindu Businessline on 30/08/2023. It talks about...

02 Sep 2023 Agricultural Resources

Scientific Authenticity of Nano Liquid Urea

For Prelims: Scientific Authenticity of Nano Liquid Urea, Indian Farmers and Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), Climate Change, Ocean Acidification,...

26 Aug 2023 Agricultural Resources

Urea Gold

For Prelims: Urea Gold, Neem Coated Urea, Liquid Nano Urea, Leguminous crops, Nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium (NPK), Nitrogen use efficiency. For...

17 Aug 2023 Agricultural Resources

Empowering Agroforestry and Natural Farming

For Prelims: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddati (BPKP), Quality Planting Material For Mains: Government's...

11 Aug 2023 Agricultural Resources

Nurturing India's Cotton Sector

For Prelims: National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Minimum Support Price, Kasturi Cotton India, Cott-Ally Mobile App For Mains: Issues with the...

11 Aug 2023 Agricultural Resources

Co-Firing Biomass Pellets in Thermal Power Plants

For Prelims: Biomass Co-firing, Revised Biomass Policy, Thermal Power Plants, Central Pollution Control Board, Priority Sector Lending , Government...

09 Aug 2023 Agricultural Resources

PepsiCo Patents Revocation for Potato Variety

For Prelims: Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, FL 2027 Potato Variety For Mains: Role and functions of the...

12 Jul 2023 Agricultural Resources

Farmers Distress Index

For Prelims: Farmers Distress Index, ICAR, PMFBY, PMKSY, e-NAM. For Mains: Farmers Distress Index. Why in News? The Central Research...

08 Jul 2023 Agricultural Resources

Subsidies and Climate Change

Prelims: World Bank, Gross domestic product, Air pollution, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Climate...

19 Jun 2023 Agricultural Resources

Climate Resilient Agriculture

For Prelims: Drought, Agricultural productivity, Watershed development, Groundwater, Heatwaves, Pink bollworm, Cyclone Diaperjoy. For Mains: Major...

14 Jun 2023 Agricultural Resources

Inclusion of Urea in Nutrient-Based Subsidy Regime

For Prelims: Kharif Crops, CACP, Urea, DAP, LPG Subsidy, NBS Regime.For Mains: Inclusion of Urea in Nutrient-Based Subsidy Regime. Why in...

10 Jun 2023 Agricultural Resources

Millets Experience Centre

Why in News? The Indian government has launched a first of its kind Millets Experience Centre (MEC) in collaboration with the National Agricultural...

01 May 2023 Agricultural Resources

Fertiliser Consumption in India

For Prelims: Fertiliser Subsidy, Urea, DAP, Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme For Mains: Issues Related with Fertiliser Subsidy. Why in...

26 Apr 2023 Agricultural Resources

Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative and Animal Health System Support for One Health

For Prelims: One Health Approach, WHO, World Bank, Zoonotic Diseases. For Mains: Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative, Animal Health System...

18 Apr 2023 Agricultural Resources

Boosting Farm Mechanization Efforts

This editorial is based on “Skills shortage hampering farm mechanisation” which was published in the Hindu on 13/04/2023. It discusses...

15 Apr 2023 Agricultural Resources

India's Policy on Co-Firing Biomass

This editorial is based on “Time to rake in more biomass in thermal plants” which was published in the Hindu Business Line on...

03 Apr 2023 Agricultural Resources

National Mission on Natural Farming

For Prelims: National Mission on Natural Farming, Biomass Mulching, India's Gross Cropped Area (GCA), Indian Council of Agriculture Research...

01 Apr 2023 Agricultural Resources

Nano Fertilisers

For Prelims: Nano urea, Macronutrients, Lodging effect. For Mains: Significance of Nano Fertilisers, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative...

28 Mar 2023 Agricultural Resources

Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022

For Prelims: Animal Husbandry, Livestock, Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund. For Mains: Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022,...

18 Mar 2023 Agricultural Resources

Dung Based Formulations for Farming

Why in News? Recently, NITI Aayog has released a report titled- “Production and promotion of organic and bio fertilizers with special focus on...

11 Mar 2023 Agricultural Resources