Soybean Current Affairs, GK & News
New Soybean Variety: MACS 1407
The Indian scientists recently developed a new Soy Bean variety called the “MACS 1407”. The new variety was developed by the Agharkar Research Institute of Pune along with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. About MACS 1407 It is a high yielding variety that gives 39 quintals per hectare. The new variety takes 104 days ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Indian monsoon • Kharif • MACS 1407 • Monsoon • Pest • rabi • Rainfall • Soybean
Imports of Edible Oil decline in India by 32.44%
The Solvent Extractors Association of India reported that edible oil imports in India has declined by 32.44% in March 2020. This is because, India, the largest importer if vegetable oil in the world has reduced its imports due to the threats of COVID-19. Highlights The report released by the association highlighted that India feeds its ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Edible oil import • Edible oils • india-malaysia • India-Russia • Kashmir Issues • Soybean
Is Marathwada Undergoing Desertification?
The experts have warned that the Marathwada region of Maharashtra is heading towards desertification due to the policy-induced failures. The Groundwater Surveys show that the water table had dropped alarmingly in 70 of the 76 talukas and more than 25 have reported a drop of more than two metres. Why the disaster is Man-made? Of ..
Topics: Bt cotton • Cereals • cropping pattern • Desertification • drought-resistant • Maharashtra • Marathwada • oilseeds • Soybean • Sugarcane • Water Crisis
Scientists develop high-quality graphene from soybean
Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have made world’s strongest material graphene commercially more viable by using soybean. They have developed a novel “GraphAir technology” which transforms soybean oil, a renewable, natural material into graphene films in a single step. Background Earlier, graphene was produced in a highly-controlled environment with explosive ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Graphene • Material Science • Science and Technology • Soybean
China’s grain output falls
China’s national grain output stands at 616 million tonnes in 2016 which is less by 5.2 million tonnes i.e. about 0.8 percent as compared to last year as per the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The country will import more grains as the grain planting area fell considerably by 3.15 lakh ..
Topics: Agriculture • Crops • Domesticated plants • Energy crops • Rice • Soybean • Tropical agriculture