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Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation
On November 2, 2020, the Chief Minister of Assam, Sabananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for vegetables Protected Cultivation in Khetri in the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Key Highlights The centre will provide exposure to the latest Israeli technologies to the farmers of the state. It will help them in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Act East Policy • ASEAN • Assam • Doubling Farmers Income • India-Israel • North East
Kritagya Hackathon: Launched by ICAR to promote Farm Mechanization
On September 23, 2020, “Kritagya” Hackathon was launched by Indian Council of Agricultural Research under National Agricultural Higher Education Project. The project will promote Farm Mechanisation. Highlights Students from any university, college can participate in the project. The first prize winner will receive Rs 5 lakhs, second prize and third prize winners will receive Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Ashok Dalwai committee • Doubling Farmers Income • farm mechanisation • Indian Council of Agricultural Research • small and Marginal Farmers • World Bank
Bills Introduced in Lok Sabha to Transform the Agriculture
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar introduced – The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve introduced The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Doubling Farmers Income • Essential Commodities Act 1955
The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 was introduced by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha on September 14, 2020. The bill is aimed at transforming the agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ income. Key Features ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural Export • agricultural market • APMC • Doubling Farmers Income
Chhattisgarh launches Godhan Nyay Yojana
The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently launched “Godhan Nyay Yojana”. The scheme is to make animal husbandry commercially profitable. Highlights The Godhan Nyay Yojana is the first of its kind that will procure cow dung from cattle owners. The scheme will also prevent open grazing of cattle and will solve the problem of stray ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Animal husbandry • cowdung • Doubling Farmers Income • Farmer • Godhan Nyay Yojana • Government Schemes India • Vermicompost