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National Conference on Agriculture- Rabi Campaign 2019 held in New Delhi
National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2019 was organized on 20 September 2019 at NASC, Pusa in New Delhi. The conference was inaugurated by Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The Conference was also attended by senior officers from Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), DARE, Indian Council ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare • Indian Council of Agriculture Reasearch • Kisan Credit Card Scheme • National Conference on Agriculture- Rabi Campaign 2019 • New Delhi • Parshottam Rupala • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Providing Better linkages and Reducing risks for the farmer
As the government committed itself to double the farmer’s income by 2022, the concept of farmers income has taken the centre stage in policymaking. This marks a departure from the age-old tradition wherein farm output was at the centre stage. Steps taken by the government for providing better linkages and reducing risks for the farmer ..
Topics: model APMC Act • NITI Aayog • PMFBY • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Claims under PMFBY Surge
There has been a surge in the number of claims under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in fiscal 2018-19. India has become the third largest crop insurance market in the world, after the US and China. The claim ratio has gone up to 93 per cent for the year ended March 2019 as ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bihar • China • Crop Insurance • Karnataka • Kharif Crops • Maharashtra • PMFBY • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Rabi Crops • Tamil Nadu • US
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
17 June 2019 was observed as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought with the theme Let s Grow the Future Together. The theme reflects the 25th anniversary of the Convention and the World Day to Combat Desertification and celebrates the 25 years of progress made by countries on sustainable land management by looking at ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bonn Challenge • Convention to Combat Desertification • Desertification • Drought • Germany • Haryana • IUCN • Karnataka • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Nagaland • Per Drop More Crop • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna • soil health card scheme • Soil Health Management Scheme • sustainable land management • World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Addressing the delays in settlements of claims under PMFBY
The operational guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) prescribe the timeline of two months of completion of Crop Cutting Experiments/harvesting period for settlement of claims by insurance companies. This timeline is subjected to conditions like timely release of subsidy and yield data to the insurance companies. Reasons for the delay in settlement of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Crop Cutting Experiments • Kharif Crops • PMFBY • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana • Rabi Crops