Krishi Vigyan Kendra Current Affairs, GK & News
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 fixed the crop – wise targets. The targets were fixed after consulting the state governments. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: DAP fertilizer • Fertilizers • Krishi Vigyan Kendra • National Conference on Summer Crops • npk ferlizer • Organic Farming • Zaid Crops
India: Promotion of Drone Use in Agriculture
The Government of India is to promote the use of drones in agriculture. For this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare has amended the SMAM guidelines. SMAM means Sub – Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation. Also, the ministry has issued funding guidelines. About funding guidelines The Government of India will provide grants of ten lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Agriculture • drones in agriculture • Farmer Producer Organisation • ICAR • Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) • Krishi Vigyan Kendra • Use of Drones in Agriculture
Farmer Welfare: Krishi Vigyan Mela, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference launched
The GoI is taking several steps to double farmers income by 2022. In order to help achieve the target, Krishi Vigyan Mela and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference were inaugurated by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar. Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference The 11th Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference was held in New Delhi recently. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Conferences • farmer welfare • Farmers Distress • ICAR • Krishi Vigyan Kendra • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurates 11th KVK Conference
The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated the 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference -2020 in New Delhi. The first KVK was established in 1974 at Puducherry under the administrative control of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore on a pilot basis. At present there are more than 700 ..
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Topics: Krishi Vigyan Kendra • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Micronutrient formulation from KAU
The Kerala Agriculture University has developed a micronutrient formulation to deal with micronutrient deficiencies among the crops. The Sampoorna KAU Multimix was developed in light of the recent reduction in top soil quality as a consequence of heavy rain and floods over the past two years. the formulation is crop specific and can be used ..
Topics: Agriculture in India • Branches of biology • Edaphology • Krishi Vigyan Kendra • Micronutrient • Natural sciences • Nutrient • Nutrition • Plant nutrition
Prime Minister Launches National Animal Disease Control Programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NACDP) at Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. National Animal Disease Control Programme The National Animal Disease Control Programme is aimed at controlling and eradicating the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis amongst the livestock in the country. The programme involves a 100 per cent ..
Topics: Agricultural health and safety • Animal diseases • Animal virology • Brucella • Brucellosis • FMD • Food law • Foot-and-mouth disease • Health • Krishi Vigyan Kendra • Rhizobiales • Veterinary medicine