Urea Subsidy Scheme Urea is sold at statutorily notified uniform MRP. It is being provided to the farmers at an MRP of Rs. 242 per 45 kg bag of urea (exclusive of neem coating charges…
17 elements act as essential plant nutrients. Nine of these are macronutrients — required by plants in large amounts, and the other eight are micronutrients — required in trace amounts. Macronutrients are generally present in…
APEDA has prepared a strategy to promote millet exports. It comes in the backdrop of 2023 being declared the International Year of Millets by the UN General Assembly. Under the APEDA strategy, Indian missions abroad…
India broke into the top 10 list of agricultural produce exporters in 2019 with a sizeable share in the export of rice, basmati, cotton, sugar, castor oil, soya beans and meat, according to WTO’s World…
The History of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Brundtland Commission In 1983, the United Nations created the World Commission on Environment and Development, later known as the Brundtland Commission. It defined sustainable development as “meeting the…
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) FAO, headquartered in Rome, is a specialised agency of the UN founded in 1945. It has 195 members (194 countries + the EU). It is governed by a biennial conference,…
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) GIAHS are unique land use systems and landscapes full of life and biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, and valuable cultural heritages managed by farmers, herders, fisherfolk, and tribals. UN FAO leads…
The Green Revolution led to extensive water consumption and aggravated groundwater loss. According to the Central Water Commission, the agriculture sector has already consumed over 83 percent of the available water resources. Hence there is a demand to…
India has a network of ~880 Protected Areas covering a total of ~1,66,500 km2 (~5.06%)of geographical area. Protected Areas of India (July 2021) Protected Area Type Number Total Area (Km2) Coverage % of Country National Parks…
Tiger Reserves of India List of Tiger Reserves in India (53 Tiger Reserves in 2022) State/UT Tiger Reserve Core area (In Sq. Kms.) Buffer area (In Sq. Kms.) Total Area (In Sq. Kms.) 1 Andhra…
Ramsar Sites in India As of January 2023, there are 75 Ramsar Sites in India. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty for “the conservation and sustainable use of…
Russia – Ukraine Crisis Ukraine & Russia were a part of the USSR and share hundreds of years of cultural, linguistic & familial links. Among the former USSR nations, Ukraine was the 2nd most powerful…
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