SATHI Portal: The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister launched the SATHI Portal and Mobile App. The Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory (SATHI) portal is a Centralized Online System designed to deal with the challenges of seed production, quality seed identification and seed certification. It has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) […]
Day: April 22, 2023
Global Food Policy Report 2023
Global Food Policy Report 2023: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published Global Food Policy Report, 2023 which said that investing in early warning systems is essential to save lives, livelihoods and money. Highlights of the report: The report called for a more proactive response to food system shocks with a focus on three […]
United Nations Capital Development Fund : Launched a White Paper
United Nations Capital Development Fund : Launched a White Paper Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) recently launched a white paper aimed at making India a global leader in agritech innovation. United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the United Nations’ flagship catalytic financing entity for the […]
Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites
Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites: West Bengal recently notified four more biodiversity heritage sites (BHS), taking the tally in the state to eight. Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) are unique ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: Richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories. High […]
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism : Sectoral Analysis
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism : Sectoral Analysis The Indian Government will carry out a sectoral analysis to see how the European Union’s (EU’s) proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is set to affect the Indian industry Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a proposed European Union (EU) tariff on carbon intensive products. Purpose is To […]
