GoI releases guidelines for evaluation of nano-based Agricultural input

On July 7, 2020, the Government of India released guidelines to evaluate nano-based agriculture input and food products in the country. The guidelines were released by Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar. Highlights The guidelines were prepared by Ministry of Science and Technology, FSSAI (Food ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Food Production • FSSAI • Nanomaterials • Nanotechnology

World Water Development Report 2020 released

The United Nations predicted the effect of climate change on water availability and food production in the World Water Development Report 2020. About the Report The World Water development report is an annual thematic report released by UN Water and coordinated by the World Water Assessment Program. The 2020 report was released under the title ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Food Production • Reports • United Nations • Water scarcity

Effects of an Indo-Pakistan Nuclear War

A recently published study outlined the immense effects that even a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan would have on the world. Temperature Drop The study hypothesised that a nuclear war between the two South Asian neighbour states would send 5 million tonnes of soot into the stratosphere. This would spread across the world. ..

Topics: Famine • Food Production • India-Pakistan Relations • Nuclear States • Nuclear warfare

Upgraded ‘Doomsday Vault’

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was upgraded recently after flooding of its entrance tunnel in 2017. The newly water-proofed vault currently houses over a million seeds. Svalbard Global Seed Vault Svaldbard Global Seed Vault was opened in 2008 to act as a failsafe storage for the seeds of the world’s plants. It houses samples of ..

Topics: Biodiversity • Climate change • Food Production • Svalbard Global Seed Vault • Wild Emmer Wheat