🌱 International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 🍃 Theme for 2024: “Be part of the Plan” 🤔 Facts About Protected /Conservation Areas 🐈⬛ Total Wildlife Sanctuaries in India: 573 🏞 Total National Parks in India: 106 🦁 Total Conservation Reserves in India: 115 🌵 Total Community Reserves in India: 220 🐅 Tiger Reserves: Project […]
What is Seed Priming? Seed priming is a precisely controlled hydration technique in which seeds are soaked in either water or a solution with low osmotic potential. This process is carried out to the point where metabolic activity associated with germination begins in the seeds, but the appearance of the radical is inhibited. Priming induces […]
Introduction In a significant shift from traditional farming methods, India’s agriculture is embracing the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). With approximately 50% of the workforce engaged in agriculture and a population exceeding 1.4 billion, the adoption of AI promises to enhance efficiency, productivity, and profitability for farmers across the country. AI in Action In […]
Forest Policy National Forest Policy is a system of principles, rules, and regulations established by a government or organization to control the management and use of forest resources within a specified geographic area. Forest policy seeks to combine environmental, economic, and social goals of forests. Importance of Forest Policy Forest policy is important because it […]
Forest and Wildlife Institutes in India Here we mentioned the all important Forest and Wildlife Institutes in India. Forest Institutes in India Advance Centre of Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (ACSFER) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI), Jodhpur, Rajasthan Biotechnological Centre for Tree Improvement (BIOTRIM) Tirupathy, Andhra Pradesh C.P.R. Ayar Environmental Education Centre, Chennai, […]
Introduction What is Hunger? According to the United Nations (UN) hunger as periods of severe food insecurity in which individuals go for entire days without eating due to a lack of money, access to food, or other resources. Role of World Food Programme (WFP) The World Food Programme (WFP) is the foremost humanitarian organisation, saving […]
What is Geoinformatics Geoinformatics is the science and technology that creates and applies information science infrastructure to challenges in geography, cartography, geosciences, and related fields of science and engineering. Branches of Geoinformatics 1. Cartography: It is a combination of the words ‘carta’ (map) and ‘graphy’ (anything written or depicted in a specific fashion or concerning a […]
किसान ऋण पोर्टल क्या है? (What is Kisan Rin Portal) किसानों द्वारा कर्ज लेते समय आने वाली समस्या को देखते हुए भारत सरकार ने किसानों के लिए एक नविन पोर्टल की शुरुआत की है। किसान रिन प्लेटफॉर्म एक वेब-आधारित प्लेटफॉर्म है जिसे भारत सरकार द्वारा किसानों को किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड (KCC) से संबंधित जानकारी और […]
Context Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has agreed a Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP of Sugarcane) of sugarcane 315₹/quintal for the sugar season 2023-24 (October–September). The cost of sugarcane production for the sugar season 2023-24 is 157₹/quintal. What is Fair And Remunerative Price (FRP) Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is the minimal price at which […]
What are Agri Export Zones Agri Export Zone was introduced in India in 2001 with the goal of increasing agricultural exports from the country. AEZs are often established in areas with a higher production of agricultural produce as well as adequate infrastructure and connectivity. Through the EXIM (Export Import) Policy 1997-2001, to take a thorough […]
