Page-11 of Agriculture Current Affairs

Nagaland Wins Best State in Horticulture Award 2024

July 14, 2024

Nagaland won the “Best State in Horticulture Award 2024” at the Agriculture Leadership Awards, which shows how clever its horticulture projects are. Minister Salhoutuonuo Kruse took the award in New Delhi and said that the government’s policies are aimed at ..

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NABARD Launches Rs 750 Crore Agri-SURE Fund for Startups

July 13, 2024

The “Agri-SURE” fund was created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) because agriculture needs new and long-lasting ways to grow right away. The project is being run by NABVENTURES, a branch of NABARD, and has a ..

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India-Taiwan Agreement Boosts Organic Product Trade

July 12, 2024

The India-Taiwan Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for Organic Products will go into action on July 8, 2024. It is a plan to boost trade between India and Taiwan in the organic products sector. Even though the two regions don’t have ..

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What is ‘Senna spectabilis’?

July 4, 2024

Environmental groups in Wayanad have asked the Forest Department to be more clear about their plan to get rid of Senna spectabilis from the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. It is known that this alien species hurts the habitats of native animals ..

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Denmark Imposes the World’s First Carbon Tax on Livestock Emissions

June 29, 2024

In a historic move, Denmark’s coalition government approved a plan to put in place the world’s first carbon emissions tax that targets farms. This is a big step for the country in its efforts to leave less of an impact ..

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Haryana Removes Age Cap on Farmer Aid Scheme

June 7, 2024

The government of Haryana recently made a major change to the “Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojana,” a program that helps farmers and farm workers get money. These changes, which took effect after a recent government meeting, get ..

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Caterpillars Sense Electric Fields to Detect Predators

May 28, 2024

British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae, they can pick up on electric fields with this sense, called electroreception. ..

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National Cooperative Database

March 11, 2024

Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Cooperative Database and released the ‘National Cooperative Database 2023: A Report’ in New Delhi on March 8, 2024. The launch marks a significant milestone in the expansion and strengthening ..

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