Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme Context: • As many as 61 applications, for projects entailing investment of ₹19,077 crore, have been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles. About: • To make India a manufacturing hub, the government had announced the PLI […]
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) Context: • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,has approved continuation of revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for implementation. About: • The focus of the reformed RGSA will […]
Fortified Rice Context: • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today has accorded its approval for supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Integrated Child Development […]
Indian Tent Turtles Context: • Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Rajya Sabha gave the status of the Indian tent turtle which is listed in Schedule –I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, […]
Addressing the Rising Global Hunger Context: • Given the current situation of a shock of a pandemic, conflicts across borders and migrant crisis all around the world the number of people on the brink of starvation has doubled from 135 million people, pre-COVID, a year […]
India’s Edible Oil Requirements Context: • India has contracted 45,000 tons of Russian sunflower oil at a record-high price for shipments in April as edible oil prices in the local market surged after supplies from rival Ukraine stopped, five industry officials. Why shortage in supplies? […]
Crop Diversification Context: • The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing the Crop Diversification Programme (CDP), a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in the Original Green Revolution States viz; Haryana, Punjab & Western Uttar Pradesh since 2013-14 to divert the […]
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) Context: • The Union Cabinet, extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) by another six months till September 2022. • The scheme was originally introduced in April 2020 a month into the first lockdown during the […]
Bringing Together NAEP & NEP Context: • To align the National Agricultural Education Policy (NAEP) with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which is based on five pillars, namely, Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability to achieve the 2030 agenda, the Indian Council of Agricultural […]
