GS PAPR-3, INFRASTRUCTURE SOURCE- THE HINDU Context - Payment arrears from sugar mills to cane farmers went up to Rs 23,000 crore. Historical Background India has a long tradition of
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Sustainable Sugarcane Industry
(GS PAPER-3, CROPPING PATTERNS, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SOURCE- THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE) Context- Sugarcane cultivation in the country has expanded in the last few decades. Factors such as policies that incentivize
Nutrient Loss
(GS PAPER- 3, Issues Related to development, Health Source- The Hindu) Context: Researchers from various institutes under the Indian Council of Agriculture and Research and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya found
ICAR receives King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award (PIB)
Context: Indian Council of Agricultural Research earned the King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 award which was given by the Food and Agriculture Organization in Thailand. This recognition was announced
India and Fiji on Agriculture and Allied Sectors
(PIB) Context: Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France in the field of renewable energy cooperation. This agreement will come into effect immediately and will remain so
National mission for sustainable Agriculture
Context- The scheme has been come in the place in the year 2014 and 15 Objective of the scheme- To adopt comprehensive Soil management practices based on soil fertility maps.
Farm laws and ‘taxation’ of farmers
farm laws are necessary to end the net taxation of agriculture as propounded by some scholars. How farm laws will benefit: farm laws would weaken restrictive trade marketing policies in
CNG tractors will change rural economy
farmers could save on an average Rs 1.5-Rs 2 lakh on fuel costs by using CNG tractors. Source- Indian Express [download id="36460"]
