About the scheme SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India. It is a …
Why in News: The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted its first star. The first picture sent back of the cosmos is far from stunning: 18 blurry white dots on a black background, all showing the same object: HD 84406 …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …
Context Australia, Japan, and Singapore, co-convenors of the plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on e-commerce are expecting a convergence on more issues on e-commerce by the end of 2022 Global rules on digital trade At the Second Ministerial Conference (1998) …
Context: This article proposes a different way of designing a minimum support price (MSP). Purpose of MSP Price stabilisation in the food grains market Income support to farmers Mechanism for coping with the indebtedness of farmers. Evolution of current price …
Context: India’s poor AOI is a stark reminder of the need to attain a key sustainable development goal of higher agri-growth Issues with current budgetary allocation for agriculture Marginally increased agriculture budgetary allocation by 4.4% is lower than the current …
About World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, …