9th Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated the 9th Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which is being held in New Delhi from September 19 ..

Tags: Farmers • Food and Agriculture Organisation • Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare

Month: Current affairs - September, 2022

Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs

NABARD Farmer Distress Index

With the marginal and small farmers of the country getting a raw deal regarding the waivers of farm loans, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is planning to create a farmer distress index (FDI) with the aim ..

Tags: Farmers

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Robo Plant: Technology to interact with plants

The scientists from Singapore have developed a technology to interact with plants. The technology has been named as “Robo Plant”. About the Robo Plant Technology The technology helps to control the plants using smart phone applications. In future, this technology ..

Tags: Agriculture • Biomedical Research • Diseases • Farmers • plant diseases

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021

Rs 90000 Cr Sanctioned under Kisan Credit Card Scheme to the Farmers

As per the information provided by the Finance Minister, banks have sanctioned total amount of Rs 89810 Cr to about 11 million Kisan Credit Cardholders to help the farmers meet finances for Kharif sowing and allied activities. This is part ..

Tags: Bank Loans • Farmers • KCC

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

What is KisanRath?

KisanRath is a mobile app developed by the National Informatics Centre to help farmers and traders in the primary and secondary transportation of their agriculture and horticulture produce in times of pandemic. Through this app, transport can be availed from ..

Tags: Agriculture • Farmers • kisanrath • Pandemic • Traders

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Kisan Sabha Application developed by CSIR launched

On May 1, 2020, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) launched Kisan Sabha Application. The application was launched to connect farmers to freight transportation and supply chain. Highlights The application aims in providing timely support ..

Tags: Agriculture • CSIR • farmer welfare • Farmers • Kisan Sabha Application

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020