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Saffron Cultivation in Northeast
Why in News A pilot project of saffron cultivation has yielded successful results in Yangyang village of Sikkim, which produced its first crop of...
10 Nov 2020 Agriculture
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This article is based on “Healthy And Wise” which was published in The Indian Express on 23/10/2020. It talks about the importance of...
23 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Mobile Application for Geo Tagging: PMKSY
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti launched a mobile application for geo-tagging of the components of projects under Pradhan Mantri...
22 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Refroming Nutrient-Based Subsidy Regime
This article is based on “Tinkering at margins” which was published in The Indian Express on 19/10/2020. It talks about the issues...
20 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News The Centre is working on a plan to restrict the number of fertiliser bags that individual farmers can buy during any cropping...
20 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Heeng Cultivation Project in India
Why in News Scientists at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur are on a mission to grow heeng (asafoetida) in the...
20 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News The wheat variety called MACS 6478 has doubled the crop yield for farmers in Karanjkhop, a village in Maharashtra. Key...
16 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News A pilot ‘Aquaponics facility’ has been developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali at Guru...
14 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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This article is based on “MSP in the age of surplus” which was published in Indian Express on 12/10/2020. It talks about the need for...
12 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Session on Precision Agriculture
Why in News Recently, a session on “Sensors and Sensing for Precision Agriculture” was organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural...
07 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News Recently, scientists from the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (CPMB) have uncovered the mechanism by which a bacterium called Xoo...
05 Oct 2020 Agriculture
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Report on 2020-21 Kharif Marketing Season: CACP
Why in News The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has released the latest report for the 2020-21 kharif marketing season. Key...
23 Sep 2020 Agriculture
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This article is based on “It’s a no green signal from the farm world” which was published in The Hindu on 21/09/2020. It talks...
21 Sep 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News World Bamboo Day is celebrated every year on 18th September. Theme of 2020: Bamboo Now Key Points World Bamboo Day : It was...
19 Sep 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has virtually inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in 9 states viz....
09 Sep 2020 Agriculture
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Agri Profits and Farmers’ Income
Why in News A detailed analysis of 25 key field and horticultural crops done by the rating agency Crisil has indicated that per hectare...
25 Aug 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News India ranks 1st in number of organic farmers and 9th in terms of area under organic farming. Key Points Indian Scenario Regarding...
21 Aug 2020 Agriculture
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Revamping of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
This article is based on “PM-Fasal Bima Yojana 2.0” which was published in The Financial Express on 13/08/2020. It talks about the...
20 Aug 2020 Agriculture
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Food System Vision 2050 Prize: Rockefeller Foundation
Why in News The Rockefeller Foundation has selected Naandi Foundation (a Hyderabad based non-profit organisation), as one of the top 10...
08 Aug 2020 Agriculture
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Why in News Farmers in West Bengal are experimenting with the pokkali variety of rice to tide over a crisis-like situation created by severe...
06 Aug 2020 Agriculture