Central Sector Scheme
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Awards 2022
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is set to present Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Awards on July 30, 2022 in New Delhi. Awards are presented as a part of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, which was launched in the year 2020, under Aatmanirbhar Bharat ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
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PM to release next instalment under PM-KISAN scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the next instalment of financial benefit provided under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on August 9, 2021. Highlights An amount of more that Rs 19, 500 will be transferred to more than ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)
The Government of India has launched a new Central Sector Scheme called the “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)”. Highlights The scheme has been launched with a clear strategy and committed resources in order to form and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Delhi Govt agrees to implement Central scheme PM-KISAN
Ahead of scheduled assembly elections, Delhi Government has agreed to implement ambitious Central scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) that promises small and marginal eligible farmers an income support of Rs.6,000 a year in three instalments. Earlier, West Bengal ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
PM-Kisan: Cabinet approves relaxation of Aadhaar seeding of data of beneficiaries
Union Cabinet has approved relaxation of mandatory requirement of Aadhaar Seeded data as pre-condition for release of funds to beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme. About Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) It is Central Sector Scheme to provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
National Conference on Crop Residue Management held in New Delhi
Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare inaugurated National Conference on Crop residue Management for farmers from states of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The conference was held at New Delhi. Key Highlights of Conference ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Stubble Burning Incidents declines 41% in UP, Punjab, Haryana: Govt
According to Union Government there has been a 41% reduction in stubble burning incidents in 2018 as compared to 2016. Recently, Secretary of Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General, ICAR Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra highlighted considerable reduction in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Sericulture
Sericulture also referred to as a silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Bombyx mori (also known as the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. History of Silk Historically, ..