Fertilizers
Index of Eight Core Industries
In January 2022, compared to the same time period last year, the growth rate of eight core industries stood at 3.7 percent. The Ministry of Commerce announced this. Overview: The core industries growth rate was 11.6 percent for the nine-month ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Conference on Agriculture for Summer Campaign
The Union Agricultural Minister recently addressed the fourth National Conference on Agriculture for Summer Campaign. The conference is also called the Zaid conference. The conference focuses on summer crops. About the conference The conference reviewed the crop performances. Also, it ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Gujarat launches Agricultural Diversification Scheme
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 which will benefit vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas. It seeks to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in tribal areas. About the scheme Scheme will benefit some 1.26 lakh farmers from ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Fertigation in Agriculture
Fertigation combines both fertilization and irrigation. Many plants need supplemental nutrients that are not found in the soil. So, fertilizers are added into an irrigation system. These fertilizers are dissolved completely in irrigation water in advance, kept in stock tanks, ..
Lock Down: Agriculture and allied activities exempted
On March 28, 2020, the Union Agriculture Minister announced that agriculture and farming related activities have been exempted from Lock Down. This was introduced in the second addendum introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Highlights Under the second addendum ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
February 19: Soil Health Card Day
In order to commemorate the launch of Soil Health Card Scheme, the GoI is marking Soil Health Card Day on February 19, 2020. The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by PM Modi on February 19, 2015. Objectives The Scheme ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Urea: Make or Buy
The policymakers are pondering over a question whether it is worth “making” urea at $ 400 per tonne or more when you can import (“buy”) at under $300?. Other sections advocate for achieving self-sufficiency in this critical nitrogenous fertilizer. Why ..
Cabinet approves MoU between India-Jordan for mining, beneficiation of Rock Phosphate
The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Jordan for mining and beneficiation of Rock Phosphate and Muriate of Phosphate (MOP). It also approved setting up production facility in Jordan for Phosphoric Acid/NPK/DAP Fertilizers ..