Agriculture

16 Jul 21 Sugarcane Industry

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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 manufacturing sugar. ...

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12 Jul 21 Sustainable Sugarcane Industry

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(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 production, including...

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22 Jun 21 Nutrient Loss

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(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 decreasing...

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11 Mar 21 ICAR receives King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award (PIB)

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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...

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05 Mar 21 India and Fiji on Agriculture and Allied Sectors

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(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 in...

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18 Feb 21 National mission for sustainable Agriculture

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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.   To optimise...

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16 Feb 21 Farm laws and ‘taxation’ of farmers

Agriculture, Current Affairs, Governance, GS Paper II, GS Paper III by Swarn Singh 0 Comments

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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...

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13 Feb 21 CNG tractors will change rural economy

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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"]...

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