Agriculture

Ladakh Food Processing Summit Gathers Huge Participation

Ladakh Food Processing Summit “Building Partnerships for Inclusive Growth in Food Processing Sector” was organized by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Ladakh in partnership with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India and Invest India, the national investment promotion & facilitation agency, in Leh. The primary objectiv... .Read more

Updated on 17 January, 2020 GS3 Agriculture

Govt Spends To Make Indigenous Food Testing Kits

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will invest over ₹20 crores in developing indigenous food testing kits. About testing kits- FSSAI has approved 30 rapid food testing kits and devices under the recently finalized regulations. It aims to strengthen the food testing ecosystem in the country. Only two out of the 30 kits and... .Read more

Updated on 2 January, 2020 GS3 Agriculture

Rubber Cultivation In India’s Northeast

Rubber Cultivation In India’s Northeast - In the year 2018-19, the Northeast accounted for production of nearly 94,430 tonnes of natural rubber (about 8 percent of total production in the country). Production of Natural Rubber- The total production of Natural Rubber (NR) during 2018-19 is provisionally estimated at 648000 tonnes in the country. ... .Read more

Updated on 28 December, 2019 GS3 Agriculture

Massive Locust Invasion Threatens Gujarat Farmers

Massive Locust Invasion Threatens Gujarat Farmers - Farmlands in the International border region of Gujarat are under threat from locusts invasion or the hoppers (new-born locusts) invasion. News of Massive locust invasion: Locusts are flying in from Pakistan’s Sindh province and spreading in villages in Rajasthan and Gujarat where southwestern mo... .Read more

Updated on 26 December, 2019 GS3 Agriculture

Tobacco Board Receives 2019 Golden Leaf Award

Tobacco Board of India has been awarded the Golden Leaf Award in the Most Impressive Public Service Initiative category for the year 2019, for its efforts to initiate various sustainability (green) initiatives in Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India. About Golden Leaf Awards: The Golden Leaf Awards were created to recognize profe... .Read more

Updated on 15 November, 2019 GS2 GS3 Polity Agriculture

‘Wastelands Atlas’ – 2019

Context Realizing the importance of availability of reliable database on the wastelands of the country, Ministry for Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Panchayati Raj released the Wastelands Atlas – 2019. The Department of Land Resources in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Department of Space has publish... .Read more

Updated on 6 November, 2019 GS1 GS2 GS3 Agriculture Economy Environment Geography