Model Floriculture Centre is centre for developing floriculture (flower cultivation) and its foundation stone was recently laid at Bagh-e-Bhour in Jammu by Baseer Ahmad Khan, Adviser to Lieutenant...
The World Bank recently approved 250 million USD to improve performance of existing dams in India and to improve their safety. The funds have been allocated to the...
Aerial seeding is a method of plantation wherein seed balls, seeds covered with a mixture of clay, compost, char and other components are sprayed on the ground using...
Fertigation combines both fertilization and irrigation. Many plants need supplemental nutrients that are not found in the soil. So, fertilizers are added into an irrigation system. These fertilizers...
KisanRath is a mobile app developed by the National Informatics Centre to help farmers and traders in the primary and secondary transportation of their agriculture and horticulture produce...
The Indian Railways has introduced innovative ideas to ensure continuous supply of food grains in times of the COVID-19 crisis and its accompanying lockdown conditions. Annapoorna Trains The...
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Kisan Rath mobile app to enable easier transportation of agricultural produce. About the App The Kisan Rath app...
The scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute have developed a new biofortified variety of durum wheat for eradicating malnutrition in India. About the Variety The Durum wheat variety...
While discussing about the action plan to address the adverse impact of climate change on food crops, in the Rajya Sabha, the NICRA initiative of ICAR was highlighted....
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting drop in demand for the flower industry, the Netherlands’ flower producers are destroying most of their produce during...
A recent report by a non-profit organisation, Pesticide Action Network, showed an increase in the use of pesticides in India. Trends in Usage The report showed that the...
Recent reports show that the honey production in Bihar has declined by 40% in 2020. Erratic weather is being blamed for the drastic fall. Honey Production in India...
