1. Kisan Diwas Why in News? Recently, The ‘Kisan Diwas’ or National Farmers Day was observed across the country on…

1.Red Fort Why in News? The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by the widow of late Mirza…

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Why in News? In the third tranche of the COVID-19 economic package, the government announced a slew of measures for…

Why in News? Recently, the farmers are now being encouraged to adopt Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) in place of…

Why in News? Following the Centre’s directive to States to amend their Agricultural Produce Markets (APMC) Acts, the Gujarat government…

1.e-NAM Why in News? Recently, the number of connected mandis, or wholesale markets under e-NAM has Increased upto 65%. Highlights:…

 1.Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai Why in News? Recently, Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai of Tamil Nadu, Chak-Hao, the black…

Why in News: Recently, the World Bank’s has released Commodity Markets Outlook. About Commodity Markets Outlook It provides market analysis…

1.Bangalore Blue Grapes Context: Due to the Covid-19 lockdown has impacted the sale of Bangalore Blue variety of grapes. About…

1.World Heritage Day Why in News? Recently, the International Day for Monuments and Sites or the World Heritage Day is…

Why in News? India will likely to have a normal monsoon, with a chance of ‘above normal’ rain in August…

1. South China Sea Why in News? Recently, the Chinese fishing fleets have been seen raiding the rich waters of…

1.ARI-516-Hybrid Variety of Grapes Why in News? Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of…

1.Apex body on River Linking Why in News? The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body…

1.Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Why in News? The Central government is planning to conduct a review on the monuments…

Why in News? Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the revamp of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)and the…

Why in News? Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently announced that the Cauvery delta regionwould be declared as Protected Special…

1. Arsenic-Resistance Rice Context: Recently, the researchers have developed and commercialised a rice variety that is resistant to arsenic. Highlights:…

Why in News? In the second phase of the scheme’s implementation, 11.69 crore Soil Health Cards were distributed to farmers…

Why in News? The recent slowdown of the economy and other associated factors has made a devastating impact on the…

Why in News? Information about the MIDH was provided by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in the…

Why in News? The government has decided to set up an expert committee revise the FAQ document of the Protection…

1. Nehru-Liaquat Pact, 1950 Why in News? Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that the passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill,…

Context: Seeds Bill 2019 which was introduced in the parliament was taken up for consideration recently. The earlier versions of…

Why in News? Data from Agriculture Ministry has indicated that only less than 3% of this season’s sanctioned amount of…

Why in News? The government has announced that Growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) in the July-September quarter hit…

1. Asian Dendrochronology Conference Why in News? The 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference being held at the Birbal Sahni Institute of…

1.Secretagogin (SCGN) Why in news? Scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have demonstrated the…

Context: The Recent Push under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan has finally set the wheels turning to counter depleting levels of…

1. Species in news: Pliosaur Pliosaurs: Over 150 million years ago, enormous reptiles swam the Jurassic oceans. The largest aquatic…

1.Agreement on Reciprocal Logistics Support (ARLS) Why in News? India and Russia are finalising a defence agreement named “Agreement on…

Why in News? Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying releases 20th Livestock Census; Total Livestock population increases 4.6% over Census-2012,…

Why in News? Recently Cabinet has approved for the relaxation of Aadhaar seeding for the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan…

Why in News? The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is participating in the World Cotton Day event being observed…

Why in News? Union ministry of commerce and industry amended export policy of onion from free to prohibited, which amounts…

1.Tobacco Board of India Why in News? The Executive Director of the Tobacco Board of India cancelled her appearance at…

1.Counter Magnet Areas Context: The National Capital Region Planning Board has approved the proposal of Government of Punjab to consider…

Why in News? The government has imposed a minimum onion export price of 850 US dollars per tonne to curb…

Why in News? Kashmir’s famed apple is battling to get exported outside the State this year as militants are campaigning…

Context: NAFED has been tasked with purchasing all the apples that growers bring to sell at mandis in the Kashmir…

Why in News? Union Minister of Food Processing Industries today inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Telangana promoted by…

1.SLINEX 2019 Context: The annual Joint India, Sri Lanka maritime fleet exercise - SLINEX 2019 is scheduled to be held…

Why in News? A new study has found that climate change has benefited bananas over the last several decades but…

Why in News? Scientists in Kerala have completed the whole genome sequencing of a Rare Bacterium capable of producing antifungal…

Why in News? Onions for retailing by Safal is being made available at present from the government stock built under…

Bavar-373 Context: Iran has officially unveiled Bavar-373 air defense system About: It is Iran’s new home-grown air defence system. It…

OP-BLUE FREEDOM Context: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and former India football captain Baichung Bhutia flagged off the Delhi leg of…

Why in News? A National Conference on Capacity Building of Sustainable Food Value Chains for Enhanced Food Safety and Quality…

Background The Government of India is working out a plan to double farmers’ income by 2022. The government plans to…

Context: India's Livestock Export Potential Can't Be Realised Till We Eradicate Foot-and-Mouth Disease Stats- In India, livestock contributes over 4%…

Why in News? The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for introducing structural reforms in the…

Context: The PM-KMY was launched by Agriculture Minister which entitles eligible farmers for monthly pension of ₹3,000 per month on…

Why in News? Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published an Indian Standard for identification, marking and labelling of Pashmina…

INSTITUTE OF EMINENCE Context: University Grants Commission (UGC) recommends 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence The IITs Madras and Kharagpur,…

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), gave its nod for raising the subsidized prices of sulphur-based fertilizers. Purpose:…

Why in News: Finance Minister in her budget speech referred to “back to basics “approach while speaking about Zero Budget…

Context: Recently cabinet has announced MSP for 14 Kharif crops What is MSP?  Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form…