GoI to launch Farmers’ Movement on Integrated Soil Nutrient Management

On May 6, 2020, the Union Minister of Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has called for farmers’ movement to integrate soil nutrient management. The announcement was made during progress review of Soil Health Programme. Highlights The Farmer movement is to be launched by the Ministry of Agriculture. It will include soil testing and campaigns addressing ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Fertilizer • national productivity council • soil health • Soil Health card • soil health card scheme • Sustainable Farming

Centre to launch Tilhan Mission

During the event organised on Soil Health Card Day, the Union Agriculture Minister of India, Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the government will launch Tilhan Mission. The objective of the mission is to make the country self-reliant in oilseed production. He also announced that the Government is to set up 10,000 new farmer produce organisations ..

Topics: Government Schemes India • Ministry of Agriculture • Soil Health card

Soil Health Card Day observed on 19th February

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February, 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan. Fifth year of the launch of the scheme is being observed on the ‘Soil Health Card (SHC) Day’, this year. The scheme aims at issuing soil health cards to all farmers every two years. The card ..

Topics: Government Schemes India • Soil • Soil Health card • soil health card scheme

February 19: Soil Health Card Day

In order to commemorate the launch of Soil Health Card Scheme, the GoI is marking Soil Health Card Day on February 19, 2020. The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by PM Modi on February 19, 2015. Objectives The Scheme was launched in 2015 to evaluate soil fertility. It was introduced to issue soil health ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Fertilizers • national productivity council • Soil Biodiversity • soil health • Soil Health card • soil health card scheme • soil nutrients • Sustainable Farming

National Productivity Council study: Fertilizer use reduced by 10% with the use of soil cards

The study conducted by the National Productivity Council has reported that the use of soil cards has reduced the fertilizer use by 10% in the country. The study also reported that the productivity has increased by 5-6% due to soil card. This is mainly because the soil card scheme aims at addressing the issue of ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Fertilizer • national productivity council • soil health • Soil Health card • soil health card scheme • soil nutrients