Land management
National Geospatial Policy – 2022
Government of India notified the National Geospatial Policy 2022 in December last year as a replacement for the National Map Policy, 2005. The objective of the 2022 policy is to strengthen the location-centric industry to assist with the information economy. ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Defence Minister launched portal for Land Management System
On November 19, 2020, the Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched a portal for defence land management system. The system will bring in transparency, speed and efficiency in dealing land management. The portal has been integrated with GIS (Geographical Information ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
What are deemed forests? Why is Karnataka Government releasing 6.64 lakh hectares of deemed forests?
The State Government of Karnataka recently announced that it will soon declassify 6.64 lakh hectares of 9.94 hectares of deemed forests in the state. This is around 67% of the deemed forest land. What are deemed forests? Deemed Forests are ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management for Climate started in New Delhi
In New Delhi, the International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management for Climate has been organized jointly by the Soil Conservation Society of India in association with World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), China and International Soil ..
Addressing India’s Water Crisis
Most of the efforts to tackle the water crisis are concentrated in desperately and endlessly trying to increase the supply of water. But not enough attention is paid towards solutions on the demand side. Water Consumption in Farming Agriculture is ..
Organic Content in Soil
Owing to the efforts under the Green Revolution wherein farmers adopted modern inputs and technology to increase production, India successfully avoided the spectre of food shortages. But this came at a cost in the form of overexploitation of natural resources, ..