Agriculture

Agriculture FACTS for CSE Mains

India-11%-of-world's-arable-land-area. (2020) R&D: Allocation is a meagre Rs 8518 cr. (Budget 2021). 1/3rd of what a pvt company like Bayer …

Public distribution system

pre-1997 India had universal PDS benefiting both poor and non poor household. But after 1997 with targeted PDS beneficiaries divided into BPL and APL…

Oilseeds India

Edible Oil Deficiency in India Currently, total edible oil production is just 7.31 million tonnes (mt) . Estimated demand of edible oils in India is …

National Food Security Act 2013

The NITI Aayog recently circulated a discussion paper on a proposed revision in the NFSA, 2013. Need for revisiting NFSA, 2013 Validity of Central Is…