farmer welfare
What is Millets Giveaway?
The Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium, a society promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of the Indian government, has launched a special marketing campaign called Millets Giveaway. The campaign is aimed at promoting direct purchases from small and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, inaugurated the Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela. The event is being organized by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi. This year, the event is being organized ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
PM-KISAN Scheme: PM Modi released Rs 16800 crores
The Government of India launched the PM-KISAN scheme in 2019 to provide financial support to the farmers in the country. Under the plan, Rs 6,000 is provided annually. Recently, PM Modi released Rs 16,800 crores under the scheme. More than ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
PACS to function as CSC
The Government of India is to increase the number of PACS (Primary Agricultural Credit Societies) to two lakhs in the next five years. Also, GoI will create multi-purpose PACS in panchayats. Many storage houses are to be created along with ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
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
Rajasthan to rent out drones to farmers
The Rajasthan Government is to provide drones to the farmers in the state to spray fertilizers and insecticides. The drones are to be provided to low-income group farmers and on rent. Around 1500 drones will be made available to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Delhi Ex Gratia Relief to Farmers
The Delhi Government recently approved Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers. These farmers incurred losses due to unseasonal rainfall. Rainwater logged in their fields and damaged the crops that were to be harvested. The state government allocated Rs 53 crores ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs