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Road to Smart and Precise Agriculture

This editorial is based on “Precision farming needs to be promoted to get more output with less exploitation of natural resources” which...

06 Sep 2022 Agriculture

Push to Coarse Cereals

For Prelims: Coarse Cereals & It’s Production For Mains: Significance of Coarse Cereals, Uses & Features of Coarse Cereals,...

03 Sep 2022 Agriculture

Solar Energy in Agriculture

This editorial is based on “Solar energy: For Amrit Kaal in agriculture” which was published in The Indian Express on 22/08/2022. It...

22 Aug 2022 Agriculture

Tilapia Aquaculture Project: Fisheries

For Prelims: India’s Fisheries Sector, Tilapia Aquaculture Project, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna, Aquaculture. For Mains:...

20 Aug 2022 Agriculture

Essential Commodities Act of 1955

For Prelims: Essential Commodity, Essential Commodities Act For Mains: Issues Related to Essential Commodities Act 1955 Why in News? Recently,...

13 Aug 2022 Agriculture

Feminization of Agriculture

This editorial is based on “India’s natural farming policy should recognise women’s new role” which was published in...

02 Aug 2022 Agriculture

Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

For Prelims: WTO, Ministerial Conference, India’s Fisheries Sector, Special and Differential Treatment For Mains: Significance of...

25 Jul 2022 Agriculture

Natural Farming

For Prelims: Natural Farming, Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati Programme (BPKP), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas...

11 Jul 2022 Agriculture

22nd National Fish Farmers Day

For Prelims: National Fish Farmers Day, NFDB, Initiatives to Promote Fisheries For Mains: Significance of Fisheries Why in News? National...

11 Jul 2022 Agriculture

Direct-seeded Rice

For Prelims: Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), water stress, groundwater For Mains: Benefits and issues of Direct Seeded Rice method of rice...

07 Jul 2022 Agriculture

Costly Fertilisers: Rethink Consumption

This editorial is based on “The fertiliser Pinch” which was published in The Indian Express on 24/06/2022. It talks about the need to...

24 Jun 2022 Agriculture

Maharashtra Re-emerges as Top Sugar Producer

For Prelims: Sugarcane crop, Red rot fungal disease, South-West Monsoon, Ethanol Blending For Mains: Environmental and Meteorological factors...

08 Jun 2022 Agriculture

Rubber Industry

For Prelims: Essential conditions for the growth of Rubber, Production and Distribution of Rubber, FTAs, MSME For Mains: Distribution and...

07 Jun 2022 Agriculture

Liquid Nano Urea

For Prelims: Liquid Nano Urea, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited For Mains: Significance of Liquid Nano Urea over Conventional...

02 Jun 2022 Agriculture

First Lavender Festival

For Prelims: Purple Revolution, Aroma Mission For Mains: Lavender Cultivation and its significance, Agricultural Pricing, Agricultural...

28 May 2022 Agriculture

World Bee Day

For Prelims: World Bee Day, Beekeepers, Climate Change, Bee, FAO For Mains: Doubling Farmers’ Income, Sweet Revolution, Promoting...

23 May 2022 Agriculture

Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022

For Prelims: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, GMO, Genome Editing, DBT, Genetically Modified crops For Mains: Genetic Engineering Why...

21 May 2022 Agriculture

Fertiliser Challenge

For Prelims: Zero-budget farming, New Urea Policy (NUP) 2015, DBT, NBS Scheme For Mains: Fertiliser Challenge, Impact of Pandemic on Fertiliser...

14 May 2022 Agriculture

MoU for Strategic Partnership on Agriculture, Crop Insurance and Credit

For Prelims: PMFBY scheme & Kisan Credit Card Scheme, UNDP, Aadhaar seeding. For Mains: PMFBY scheme and its benefits, Kisan Credit Card...

14 May 2022 Agriculture

Direct Seeding of Rice

For Prelims: Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), Rice For Mains: Irrigation, DSR Why in News? Recently, the Punjab government announced Rs 1,500...

06 May 2022 Agriculture