Honey Current Affairs, GK & News
What is Nok Culture?
The scientists from the University of Bristol and Goethe University have found traces of bee wax in the potteries unearthed in Nigeria. These potteries belong to the Nok Culture. Inference From the unearthed pots, it has been concluded that bee and bee products were created before 40,000 years. The practice of bee keeping dates back ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Honey • iron age • Nigeria • nok culture • Pottery • Sculpture
Honey FPO Programme inaugurated by Agriculture Minister
The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated a cooperative programme for the beekeepers and honey collectors. The programme was launched in 5 states. Under the programme, five farmer producer organisations are to be set up in five states. They are to be established in East Champaran, Bihar; Bharatpur, Rajasthan; Morena Madhya Pradesh; Mathura, Uttar ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • Bibek Debroy • Doubling Farmers Income • Farmer Producer Organisation • Honey • Honey bee • NAFED • National Honey Mission
MoU to promote honey sector signed
The Council Scientific and Industrial Research signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to promote the honey sector. The MoU is seen as a formalization of the working relation between CSIR and KVIC. The CSIR will be providing technological expertise to the KVIC for improving honey production. This will ..
Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • Culture • Honey • India • Khadi • Khadi and Village Industries Commission • KVIC • Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises