Taliban ban on poppy cultivation
For violations, crop will be destroyed and offenders will be treated under Sharia The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban…
Cotton season to close with 45.46 lakh bales
Exports estimated at 40 lakh bales The Committee on Cotton Production and Consump tion has estimated the cur rent cotton…
New MSP for Jute crop 2022-23
Govt. Raises minimum support price for Jute ‘New MSP 250 higher over last year’ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs…
New variety reported by researchers – plant belonging to ginger family
New variety spotted in Mizoram Researchers from Mizoram and Kerala have identified a new plant variety, a wild relative of…
Rainwater management
1 Rain-water management for teak (Tectona grandis Linn, f.), mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) and neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) in…
Cultivation of apple in Himalayan region
SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT – ICAR Book Description of the ITK Traditional apple-orchard farming involves the use of contour ditches,…
Management of yellow stem-borer in paddy by
use of parasi (Cleistanthus collinus) leaf
Application of 75-150 kg parasi (Cleistanthus collinus) leaves by broadcasting once in the rice field at 3 days after transplanting…
Planting of wild Saccharum spontaneum in
paddy field for controlling leaf-folder
Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum) twigs of height 4 to 5 feet and 4 to 5 cm diameter are planted after…
Today Agriculture Current affair-2-5-2020
Adopt a cobra for ₹2,000, an elephant for ₹1.75 lakh Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta Biological Park offers animals for adoption for a year Would you like to adopt an Indian cobra for as low as ₹2,000 per annum or an Asiatic elephant ₹1.75 lakh? Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) has a new programme for people with an interest in conserving wildlife by adopting animals at the zoo. “The animal adoption programme is an opportunity for you to get involved with supporting feed and veterinary care expenses for zoo animals with provision for Income Tax rebate under Section 80G. There are 21 elephants that can be adopted online,” said zoo officials. The BBP has released a list of animals that can be adopted….
DSR ( Direct Seedling Rice ) Technology
Current Agriculture Punjab farmers’ to go for direct seeding of rice They are shifting from traditional sowing method because of labour shortage As the labour shortage is imminent owing to exodus of migrant labourers amid the ongoing lockdown, farmers in Punjab seem all set to go for direct seeding of rice (DSR) this khairf season, moving away from the traditional practice —of sowing nursery and then transplanting it. DSR ? “The DSR technique is less time consuming and labour intensive than the conventional practice. The DSR technique called ‘tarwattar DSR’…
2 August 2021 Current Affairs MCQ Questions – in Hindi
Q.1. हाल ही में मुस्लिम महिला अधिकार दिवस कब मनाया गया है? a. 30 जुलाई b. 01 अगस्त c. 31…
3 August 2021 Current Affairs MCQ Questions – in Hindi
Q.1. हाल ही में किस राज्य सरकार ने मुख्यमंत्री वात्सल्य योजना शुरू की है? a. असम b. उत्तराखंड c. ओडिशा…
Agriculture Current Affair: Total 13.92% increase in sowing area coverage of Kharif crops in comparison to last year
Agriculture Current Affair Significant increase in sowing area coverage of all crops except Jute & Mesta Source: Ministry of Agriculture…
Bee Keeping Scheme: Agriculture current affair
Agriculture current affair In order for pollination support to horticultural crops, Govt. of India provides assistance in Bee keeping under…
PMKSY (Per Drop More Crop): Agriculture current affair
Agriculture current affair The Government of India has been implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation with the objective to…
Coconut Development Scheme…
Agriculture Current affair Coconut Development Scheme Coconuts are known for their great versatility as evidence by many traditional uses ranging…
Nabard launches Rs 5,000-crore scheme for computerization of PACS: Agriculture Current Affair
Agriculture Current Affair The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Monday announced a Rs 5,000 crore grant-based…
Bio-decomposer technique will curb stubble burning pollution
Agriculture Current affair Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Indian Agricultural Research Institute on Thursday to see the bio-decomposer technique…
August month Agriculture Current Affairs Questions 2021
Agriculture Current Affairs MCQ Questions in Quiz form this is most important for IBPS-SO/AFO, NABARD, BOM-AFO, and other agriculture Competitive…
July month Agriculture Current Affairs Questions 2021
Agriculture Current Affairs MCQ Questions in Quiz form this is most important for IBPS-SO/AFO, NABARD, BOM-AFO, and other agriculture Competitive…
