Digital Agristack

The Government of India is working on creating a digital stack of agricultural data. That is storing data related to farmers. Apart from farmer details, the digital agristack also holds all information about which seeds to buy, weather updates, what ..

Tags: Aadhaar • Agriculture • Crop Insurance • Crop insurance scheme • Digital agriculture

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Cabinet approves implementation of PMKSY for 2021-26

On December 15, 2021, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for 2021-26. Key Points Scheme was implemented with an outlay of Rs.93,068 crore. CCEA approved central ..

Tags: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021

Per Drop More Crop: Rs 4,000 crore allocated

The Government of India has allocated Rs 4,000 crores under Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for the year 2020-21. Highlights The Government of India has allocated the funds to implement the Per Drop More ..

Tags: Agriculture • Drip irrigation • farmer welfare • Fertilizer • Micro Irrigation Fund

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Government, NABARD and NWDA ink revised MoA for 99 projects

Union Government, NABARD and National Water Development Agency (NWDA) have signed revised Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for funding of central share of 99 prioritized irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) through Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF). Key ..

Tags: Government Schemes • Long Term Irrigation Fund • National Water Development Agency • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Cabinet approves Micro Irrigation Fund under NABARD

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved initial corpus of Rs.5,000 crore for setting up of dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) in NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). Key Facts ..

Tags: Agriculture • Cabinet Decisions • CCEA • Micro Irrigation Fund • National

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Cabinet approves raising Rs. 9020 crore for Long Term Irrigation Fund

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for raising Extra Budgetary Resources of up to Rs, 9,020 crore for Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) during the financial year 2017-18. The funds will be raised by the National Bank for Agriculture and ..

Tags: Cabinet Decisions • Long Term Irrigation Fund • National • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017