Agriculture in India
Agriculture Accelerator Fund
There are more than two thousand agriculture startups in the country. The Government of India is trying to increase this number to ten thousand. Agriculture is the Backbone of the Indian Economy contributing 53.89% GVA of India. In Union Budget ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Food Barons 2022 report
The Food Barons 2022 report released ahead of the Committee on World Food Security. About Food Barons 2022 report The report titled “Food Barons 2022 — Crisis Profiteering, Digitalization and Shifting Power” was released by Canada-based global research firm ETC ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Area under kharif crops decreases – Agriculture Ministry
According to the data released by Agriculture Ministry on August 22, 2021 Area under kharif crops such as paddy witnessed a marginal decline of 1.55 per cent at 1,043.87 lakh hectares in the ongoing monsoon season. Highlights Ministry has highlighted ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
India’s Agri Exports during 2020-21 grew 17.34%
India’s export of agricultural and allied products in 2020-21 have increased by 17.34 percent. It now equals to USD 41.25 billion. Highlights As per commerce secretary Anup Wadhawan, this growth momentum in Agri export is expected to be sustained during ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
India-Fiji: Union Cabinet Approves pact for Co-operation in Agriculture
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has approved an agreement between India and Fiji for their cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. Highlights The agriculture pact was signed between Ministry of Agriculture of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
PM-KISAN: Government initiated the process to identify illegal beneficiaries
The government’s concern over illegal beneficiaries of the PM-KISAN scheme is going to cease very soon as it has decided to identify farmers who are illegally receiving benefits. What is the PM-KISAN scheme? Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
What is the function of NABARD? What is its Credit guarantee scheme for NBFC-MFIs?
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced the introduction of a dedicated debt and credit guarantee scheme for non-banking financial companies and microfinance institutions to make sure the abundant flow of credit in COVID-19 affected rural areas. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
India topped the list of number of organic farmers and at ninth place in area under organic farming
India topped the list of the number of organic farmers and in terms of the total area under organic farming, it ranked 9th. North Eastern state Sikkim set a record by becoming the first fully organic state in the world ..