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Area under kharif crops decreases – Agriculture Ministry
According to the data released by Agriculture Ministry on August 22, 2021 Area under kharif crops such as paddy witnessed a marginal decline of 1.55 per cent at 1,043.87 lakh hectares in the ongoing monsoon season. Highlights Ministry has highlighted that, kharif crops decreased due to “deficient, scattered or erratic rainfall at the beginning of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture in India • Erratic Monsoon Rainfall • Kharif • Kharif Crops • monsoon in India • Monsoon rainfall • Rice • UPSC
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
Topics: agricultural exports • exports • India exports • India-Vietnam • Paddy • Rice • Vietnam
Fortification of Rice Scheme to be implemented in 15 states
As of November 3, 2020, around 15 State Governments have identified districts to implement the Fortification of Rice Scheme. The State Governments have identified the districts where the scheme is to be implemented and have notified the same to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Key Highlights The Department of Food and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: aspirational districts • Biofortification • Food Corporation of India • Food fortification • fortified rice • National Food Security Act • Public Distribution System • Rice
Kharif Crops Sowing Area Increases Significantly as Compared to Last Year
Kharif Crops are grown in hot and humid rain fed areas. During the first 18 days of the month of June, the country has received surplus rainfall of about 26mm. As compared to last year, rainfall was 82.4 mm in between 1st to 18th June, while this year, the country has registered 108.3mm of rainfall ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Cotton • Jute • Kharif Crops • oilseeds • pulses • Rice • Southwest monsoon • Sugarcane
Massive Exercise to supply pulses and food grains to 80 crore people
On May 8, 2020, Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan announced that NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited) is to provide free pulses for three months to more than 19.5 crore households for three months. Highlights On one side, the GoI is undergoing the procurement process on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Government procurement • NAFED • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • pulses • Rice • Wheat