Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana The new Crop Insurance Scheme is in line with One…
Agriculture
Kisan Credit Card Scheme
Objective The scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit for the comprehensive credit requirements…
Priority Sector Lending
Priority Sector Lending (PSL) The RBI mandates banks to lend a certain portion of their…
6 Types of Agricultural Regions of India
Various types of Agricultural Regions of India are as follows: An agricultural region is defined…
Agricultural Region Based
Rice: There are seven regions in India where rice is the ‘first ranking crop’: 1.Rice…
The difference between Banks and NBFCs
What is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)? A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company…
Agro-Forestry
Trees play an important role in the ecosystem in all terrestrials and provide a range…
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): Objective and Importance
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) is to promote public understanding, awareness about sustainable agriculture…
Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium
Recently the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare highlighted the role of Small Farmers’ Agribusiness…
Sikkim’s Dalle Khursani gets GI tag
Sikkim’s Dalle Khursani, a famous red-hot cherry pepper, has earned a geographical indication (GI) tag…
Government promoting agriculture allied sectors to achieve target of doubling farm income
The government on Friday admitted in Rajya Sabha that doubling of farm income by 2022…
Food Vision 2050 prize for Naandi Foundation’s Arakunomics
aandi’s vision titled Arakunomics, a new integrated economic model that ensures profits for farmers and…
What are Invasive Alien Species
Invasive alien species are plants, animals, pathogens and other organisms that are non-native to…
Sangam civilisation older than thought, says new report
The archaeology department had collected six carbon samples at a depth of 353 cm during…