Fertilizers Flying Squad: Department of fertilizers has instituted a dedicated officer known as a ‘fertilizer flying squad’ to check any diversion, black marketing or adulteration of fertilizers. About 10 lakh tonnes (the worth around 6000 cr) of agriculture-grade urea (despite the need for coating) is getting diverted for industrial use every year. The […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
What Is Natural Farming?
What Is Natural Farming?: Prime Minister Addressed a Natural Farming Conclave, where he urged farmers to take up Natural Farming. Natural Farming is defined as a “chemical- free farming and livestock based”. Soundly grounded in agro-ecology, it is a diversified farming system that integrates crops, trees and livestock, allowing the optimum use of functional biodiversity. […]
Dragon Fruit Cultivation
Dragon Fruit Cultivation: The Centre has decided to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit, known as a “super fruit” for its health benefits. The Centre plans to come up with an annual action plan to motivate more State governments. Mizoram tops among the States that cultivate this fruit The export of fruit has made a […]
Direct-Seeded Rice
Direct-Seeded Rice: The state of Punjab was unable to achieve its target in the water-saving method (direct-seeded rice). Direct Seeded Rice(DSR), also known as the ‘broadcasting seed technique,’ is a water-saving method of sowing paddy. In this method, seeds are directly drilled into the fields. In contrast to the traditional water-intensive method of transplanting rice […]
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies: Cabinet approves digitisation of 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. PACS: It is a village-level institution that works directly with rural residents. It encourages agriculturists to save, accepts deposits from them, makes loans to deserving borrowers, and collects repayments. PACS are the lowest unit in a three-tier structure: The other two tiers […]
Invasive Weeds
Invasive Weeds: A Vitamin D3-rich weed and a shrub with roots that wild boars love to gorge on are among the 18 invasive plants stifling the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the best-known address of the greater one-horned rhinoceros on the Earth. The list released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) did not […]
Ban On Wheat Export From India
Ban On Wheat Export From India: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspended re-export of wheat and flour from grain originating in India is basically an assurance that whatever it imports will be used only for domestic consumption. The development comes a month after India banned wheat exports to meet the demand of its domestic market, […]
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification: A study has thrown light on how Maya people fortified their maize with the chemical process known as ‘nixtamalisation’ and also built indoor toilets in pits they dug into the limestone bedrock of the Yucatan peninsula in Mesoamerica. The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who […]
Marijuana Legal In Thailand
Marijuana Legal In Thailand: Thailand has legalized cultivating and possessing Marijuana but recreational use (Such as smoking) is still banned, even though advocates say the easing effectively decriminalises Marijuana. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. Thailand, with its year-round tropical […]
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For Kharif Season 2022-23
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For The Kharif Season 2022-23: The Centre has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the Kharif season 2022-23, stating that the rates are at least 1.5 times of the weighed average cost of production. The rates for 14 Kharif crops have been increased, the hikes ranging from 4% to 8%. […]
