Paddy Current Affairs, GK & News
Punjab: Incentives for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)
The Punjab government recently announced incentives for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR). How much incentive is provided by the Punjab government? Rs. 1,500 per acre. How Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique is different from the Traditional transplantation method? In the traditional method, where the paddy is transplanted, the farmer first prepares ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: DSR • Paddy • Punjab • Transplantation
Telangana Rice Procurement Issues
The government of Telangana has begun procuring paddy from the farmers of the state. The announcement for procurement was announced by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. A meeting regarding the procurement was held by Gangula Kamalakar, State Civil Supplies Minister. Overview: 65 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be procured by the state government in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: K Chandrasekhar Rao • Paddy • paddy procurement • Rice Procurement Issues • Telangana
Telangana Crop Diversification Index
Telangana is the first state in the country to record its crop diversification patterns in the form of an index. About the crop diversification index The crop diversification index has a base value of one, which represents the percentage of total cultivated area devoted to a single crop. If the index value is higher, it ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Crop Diversification • Maize • Paddy • pulses • Telangana
5-point Reform agenda for FCI
On the 58th Foundation Day of Food Corporation of India (FCI), the food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal released a “5-point reform agenda for FCI”. It is also called “5 Sutras”. The agenda aims to improve FCI and its progress. What are the five points? To change the public perception of FCI. Currently the public see ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: CCTV • Child Malnutrition • Farmer Producer Organisation • Food Corporation of India • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Global Hunger Index • Global Hunger Index 2021 • Grievance Redressal Mechanism • malnutrition • Paddy • Piyush Goyal • public distribution system (PDS)
What is DSR (Direct Seeding of Rice) Technique?
DSR Technique is Direct Seeding of Rice Technique. This year Punjab Government has decided to bring one hectare of land under DSR technique. This is being done as the Government is expecting shortage of migrant labour. What is DSR Technique? DSR technique is direct seeding of rice. Here the seeds are sown in the field ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: direct seeding of rice • DSR Technique • Paddy • paddy fields • Punjab Government
India’s Rice Exports to Vietnam
Vietnam recently started to buy food grains, especially rice, from India due to its attractive prices. Vietnam has started to import rice from India in spite of the fact that the country (Vietnam) is the third biggest exporter of rice in the world. Why did Vietnam begin to import rice from India? Vietnam has begun ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: agricultural exports • exports • India exports • India-Vietnam • Paddy • Rice • Vietnam