States allowed to set up crop insurance firms
Why in News? The Centre has allowed states to set up their own insurance companies for implementing Pradhan Mantri Fasal
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Kisan Credit Card
Why in News? Farmers access crop loan primarily through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) FACTS FOR PRELIMS KCC A Kisan
Read moreKrishi Vigyan Kendras
Why in News? The Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science Centres) that serve in every rural district of the country can
Read moreIn-situ management of crop residue
Why in news? The government has approved aRs 1,151 crore scheme to promote in-situ (in the farm itself) management of
Read moreContract Farming
Why in news? Contract farming suffers from market failures due to Monopsony Contract firms enter into an agreement with
Read moreGOBAR-Dhan Yojana
Why in News? The newly-launched GOBAR-Dhan scheme aims to make farmers more self-reliant apart from converting ‘waste to energy.’
Read moreNational Agricultural Policy
Why in news? Our Agri growth has been suffering for a long time and the trend continues. The need of
Read moreNational Year of Millet
Why in news? Government has approved 2018 as National Year of Millets to boost production of the nutrient-rich millets and
Read more12 initiatives to rejuvenate Indian agriculture
Why in news? Government initiatives like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), e-NAM and
Read moreNABARD Bill
Why in News? Parliament recently passed the NABARD (Amendment ) Bill. FACTS FOR PRELIMS Background The National Bank for
Read moreMove to fix rural distress
Why in news? The central government, in consultation with states, proposes to launch a new price support scheme for farmers
Read moreIndia Israel Opens Floriculture Centre in Tamil Nadu
Why in news? India and Israel have jointly set up a centre for excellence in floriculture at Thally in Krishnagiri
Read moreBAMBOO OUT OF FOREST ACT
Why in news? The bamboo has legally ceased to be a tree Government has amended the Indian Forest Act and
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