Crop Insurance Current Affairs, GK & News
Digital Agristack
The Government of India is working on creating a digital stack of agricultural data. That is storing data related to farmers. Apart from farmer details, the digital agristack also holds all information about which seeds to buy, weather updates, what manures and fertilizers to use, insurance, best agricultural practices to maximize the yield. What is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • Agriculture • agristack • Crop Insurance • Crop insurance scheme • Digital agriculture • digital agristack • farmer insurance • farmer welfare • land record • Land Record Digitisation • land records • PM Fasal Bima Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana • Soil Health card • Soil Health Management Scheme
National Climate Vulnerability Report
The Department of Science and Technology recently launched the National Climate Vulnerability Report. According to the report, eight Eastern States in the country are highly vulnerable to climate change. They are Mizoram, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam. Key Findings of the report The report has developed state level “vulnerability indices” ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Below Poverty Line (BPL) • Climate change • Crop Insurance • employment generation • Horticulture • Indian Railways • MGNREGA • Rainfed Agriculture • small and Marginal Farmers • Vulnerable
PMFBY: Govt allocates Rs16000 crore for 2021-22
The Central government has allocated Rupees 16,000 crores for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22. Key Facts This allocation was done in order to boost the safety of farmers’ crops. The amount will also ensure that maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches to the farmers. The budgetary amount has ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture Sector • Crop Insurance • Crop insurance scheme • PMFBY • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
YSR Free Crop Insurance Scheme
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan mohan Reddy recently launched the YSR free Crop Insurance Scheme. Under the scheme 1,252 crores of rupees has been credited into the bank accounts of 9.48 lacs of farmers as crop insurance. Background The YSR free Crop Insurance Scheme was one of the promises made by Jagan ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Crop Insurance • farmer welfare • YS Jagan Mohan Reddy • YSR Pelli Kanuka Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana reviewed
On July 13, 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman reviewed Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana. Highlights The Minister reviewed the journey of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana since 2016. The scheme will now on focus on leveraging technologies. The scheme is expected to migrate towards technology by 2023. A survey is to be conducted after Rabi ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • budget 2020-21 • Crop Insurance • Kharif • Kharif Crops • National Agricultural Insurance Scheme • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Rabi Crops
Union Cabinet approves Revamping of PM Fasal Bima Yojana and RWBCIS schemes to address challenges
On February 19, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved revamping of challenges in insurance schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS). Highlights The following changes are to be undertaken in the crop insurance schemes The time period for an insurance company to work under the scheme ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Crop Insurance • farmer welfare • Farmers Distress • Kharif • PMFBY • Subsidy