Tur Current Affairs, GK & News
Haryana to Discourage Paddy Cropping
The government of Haryana has decided to discourage paddy crop sowing as the State was staring at a water crisis due to depleting groundwater level. About the Initiative A pilot project will be launched in Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind and Sonipat districts where sowing of maize and tur pulses would be promoted by ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: conservation of water • Crop Diversification • depleting groundwater level • HAFED • Haryana • Maize • Paddy Cropping • Tur • Water Crisis
Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops for 2018-19
The second advance estimates for the production of most of the crops for the agricultural year 2018-19 been released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Data on Production of Food Crops Foodgrains – 281.37 million tonnes. Rice – 115.60 million tonnes. (record) Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 42.64 million tonnes. Maize – 27.80 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Agriculture • Coarse cereals • Cotton • Crop Production • Foodgrains • Gram • Jute • Maize • Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare • Mustard • oilseeds • pulses • Rapseed • Rice • Soyabeen • Sugarcane • Tur