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Union Agriculture Minister attends the Eighth Session of Governing Body of Seed Treaty
The eight-session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is being held in Rome, Italy from 11-16 November 2019. ITPGRFA was adopted by the Thirty-First Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001. ITPGRFA also known as ..
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Food and Agriculture Organization • Food security • Genetic resources • Genetics • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture • Law by country • Plant genetic resources • Politics • Seeds • Sustainable agriculture
Face of Disasters 2019 Report
The Face of Disasters 2019 report was released by the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS). The report is aimed at bringing about a conversation on building a sustainable future, which is beyond response to disasters. Findings of the Report India is staring at extremes of too little and too much rainfall in 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Earth Quake • Face of Disasters • Face of Disasters 2019 • Himalaya • Kannauj • Kushi Nagar • Punjab • Seeds • Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society • Uttar Pradesh
India’s Seed Vault: at Chang La
India’s Seed Vault is located at Chang La (Ladakh) in the Himalayas, at a height of 17,300 feet, there is a storage facility with over 5,000 seed accessions. One accession consists of a set of seeds of one species collected from different locations or different populations. The vault is a joint venture of the National ..
Topics: Botany • Chang La • Gene banks • Himalayas • Ladakh • Plant reproduction • Plants • Seed bank • Seeds
Seed Replacement Rate
Seed Replacement Ratio denotes how much of the total cropped area was sown with certified seeds in comparison to farm saved seeds. It also denotes actual quality seed distributed to farmers vis-a-vis actual seed required for cultivation of crops. Due to huge demand supply gap, India suffers from a dismal seed Replacement Ratio. The public ..
Topics: Agriculture • Agronomy • Cereal • Crops • Plant reproduction • Plant sexuality • Plants • Seeds • Sowing
Facebook launches Disaster Maps in India for better response to disasters
The social networking giant Facebook Inc. has rolled out Disaster Maps for India in a bid to help communities recover and rebuild faster in aftermath of natural disasters. It was launched at Facebook’s first Disaster Response Summit in India along with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to improve disaster response and disaster management in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: ASK-DIV Scheme • Disaster Management • Disaster Maps • Facebook • NDMA • Seeds