Krishi Vigyan Kendras Current Affairs, GK & News
Centre to link innovative agriculture technologies to farms in Northeast Region
Government is working towards linking innovative agricultural technologies with farms to benefit small and marginal farmers in northeast India. It will primarily focus on women under Biotech-KISAN programme. Highlights Department of Biotechnology issued special call for Northeast region under the programme which will help in understanding local issues of farmers & provide scientific solutions to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Biotech - Krishi Innovation Science Application Network • Biotech-KISAN programme • Krishi Vigyan Kendras • Northeast India
AI-based Pest Management
Recently, professor Jayashankar from Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) inked a memorandum with Mumbai based Wadhwani Institute of Artificial Learning to provide an AI-Based Pest Management system to the farmers. Objective of the memorandum Memorandum was signed in a bid to provide information regarding any possible infestation of pink bollworm in cotton field which in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: AI-based Pest Management • Cotton • Cotton bollworm • Cotton Farmers • Integrated pest management • Krishi Vigyan Kendras • Pink bollworm
Special Kharif strategy for 2021 season
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently formulated a special Kharif Strategy. This strategy is to be implemented in the Kharif season 2021. About the strategy A detailed plan to expand the area of cultivation and eventually increase the productivity of Moong, Tur, and Urad has been formulated. The strategy will use high-yielding variety ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: agriculture and farmer welfare • Intercropping • Kharif Crops • Krishi Vigyan Kendras • Second Advance Estimate
Krishi Vigyan Kendra: Door Delivery of fish Scheme
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra operating under Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has launched a door delivery scheme in Kerala. Under the scheme, it is providing door delivery of fishes to several households in Kochi city. Highlights The Door Delivery scheme has gained a good response in the Kochi city with average daily supply hitting 510 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Topics: farmer welfare • Fish • fisheries sector • Government Schemes • Kerala • Krishi Vigyan Kendras • WhatsApp
PM Modi launched National Artificial Insemination Programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Artificial Insemination Programme at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He also launched a country wide workshop in all Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in all 687 Districts of country on vaccination, disease management, Artificial Insemination and Productivity. The National Artificial Insemination Programme was launched on sidelines with ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ Programme, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Animal husbandry • Krishi Vigyan Kendras • Mathura • National Artificial Insemination Programme • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Startup Brand Challenge • Uttar Pradesh