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Gujarat Horticulture Development Mission
The Gujarat chief Minister recently announced the “Horticulture Development Mission”. It is also called “Bagayat Vikas Mission”. The main objective of the mission is to double the income of the farmers involved in horticulture and medicinal farming. Key Features of Horticultural Development Mission Under the mission, the waste land of the State Government of Gujarat ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Doubling of Farmers Income • Drip irrigation • farmer welfare • Horticulture • horticulture crops • Horticulture Development Mission • Medicinal plants
PM Modi inaugurates “Arogya Van’ in Kevadia, Gujarat
On October 30, 2020, PM Modi inaugurated “Arogya Van” in Kevadia, Gujarat. The Prime Minister is on a two day visit to the state and will participate in the Ekta Diwas celebrations that is to be held on October 31, 2020. Key Highlights The van (forest) has hundreds of medicinal plants. It also provides information ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Arogya Van • global nutrition report • malnutrition • Medicinal plants • Nutrition • PM Modi • Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Regional Raw Drug Repository for AYUSH launched
On October 13, 2020, the Union Minister of AYUSH inaugurated the Regional Raw Repository at the National Institute of Siddha, Chennai. The Regional Raw Repository is the important component of National AYUSH Mission. About the Repository The repository will play a major role in collection, demonstration and documentation of raw drugs from Southern Plateau region. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: drug repository • Health and Wellness Centres • Medicinal plants • Ministry of Ayush • NAtional AYUSH Mission • national medicinal plants board
Ministry of AYUSH sign agreement to boost Medicinal Plant Cultivation
On September 24, 2020, the National Medicinal Plants Board operating under the Ministry of AYUSH signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major Herbal industrial bodies and other major AYUSH industries to promote medicinal plant cultivation. Highlights The industrial bodies that signed the agreement include ADMA (Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturer Association), FICCI, CII, ANMOI (Ayurvedic Medicines Manufacturers ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Medicinal plants • Ministry of Ayush • NAtional AYUSH Mission • national medicinal plants board
National Medicinal Plants Board and ICAR sign MoU
On July 6, 2020, the National Medicinal Plants Board operating under Ministry of AYUSH and ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Highlights According to the agreement, the institutions will conserve medicinal and aromatic plants and their genetic resources at spaces designated by ICAR. All the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayurveda • Biodiversity • Germplasm • Homeopathy • ICAR • Medicinal plants • Memorandum of understanding • Ministry of Ayush • Siddha • Traditional medicines • Unani
Scientists from BSI recently discover two new species of Zingiber
Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have recently discovered two new species of Zingiber (commonly referred to as ginger) in the Peren district and Dimapur district of Nagaland. Of the two species, Zingiber dimapurense is taller in size, with leafy shoots measuring 90-120 cm high, whereas the leafy shoots of Zingiber perenense reach up ..
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Ginger • Medicinal plants • Officinalis • Peren • Plants • Spices • Zingiber • Zingiberoideae