What’s in News? According to Environment Ministry data, the number of cities with “improved air quality” had increased to 104 in 2020 from 86 in 2018 due to policies of the government such as the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). …
What’s in News? Submerged aquatic weeds have been posing a new threat to the paddy cultivation in various districts of Kerala. All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Weed Management, Thrissur has observed weed shift in the paddy fields of …
What is Swachh Survekshan? Launched in 2016, Swachh Survekshan is a ranking exercise taken up by the Government of India to assess rural and urban areas for their levels of cleanliness and active implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission initiatives in …
About AIF The Government of India launched the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in 2020. AIF is a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management …
What’s in the news? Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has announced that the Centre has created a National Farmers’ Database with records of 5.5 crore farmers by taking data from existing national schemes such as …