Source: The post How Cooperatives Help Farmers has been created, based on the article “India should try the Amul model for all agricultural commodities” published in “Live mint” on 23rd December 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context:… Continue reading How Cooperatives Help Farmers
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Making Indian agriculture sustainable and competitive
Source: The post Making Indian agriculture sustainable and competitive has been created, based on the article “What can the budget do for agriculture” published in “Indian Express” on 23rd December 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Agriculture- marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraint Context: The article emphasizes making agriculture productive, competitive, and sustainable.… Continue reading Making Indian agriculture sustainable and competitive
India’s National Mission on Natural Farming
Source: The post India’s National Mission on Natural Farming has been created, based on the article “Natural farming: Ambitious plan, but will it work?” published in “Live Mint” on 29th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Agriculture Context: The article discusses India’s National Mission on Natural Farming. It promotes chemical-free farming using local inputs… Continue reading India’s National Mission on Natural Farming
Reasons behind the frustration of India’s farmers and scientists
Source: The post reasons behind the frustration of India’s farmers and scientists has been created, based on the article “Why farmers remain unhappy with the government” published in “Indian Express” on 22nd November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture Context: The article criticizes the government for its lack of meaningful agricultural reforms.… Continue reading Reasons behind the frustration of India’s farmers and scientists
Report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNi)
Source: The post report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNi) has been created, based on the article “Should packaged food content be labelled?” published in “The Hindu” on 21st November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-food security Context: The article discusses a report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNi), which found that… Continue reading Report by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNi)
Sustainability challenges in India’s agricultural exports
Source: The post sustainability challenges in India’s agricultural exports has been created, based on the article “India’s tea, sugar exports raise sustainability concerns at home” published in “The Hindu” on 14th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3-Agriculture – Marketing of agricultural produce. Context: The article discusses the sustainability challenges in India’s agricultural exports, focusing… Continue reading Sustainability challenges in India’s agricultural exports
Reforming India’s Public Distribution System (PDS)
Source: The post Reforming India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) has been created, based on the article “Public Distribution System must be reformed to fix leakage, invest in farming” published in “Indian Express” on 11th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security. Context:… Continue reading Reforming India’s Public Distribution System (PDS)
CSR and Agriculture
Source: This post CSR and Agriculture has been created based on the article “Are CSR contributions to agriculture properly tracked?”, published in The Hindu on 8th Nov 2024. Syllabus Topic – GS Paper 3 – Agriculture News: India mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a decade ago under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.… Continue reading CSR and Agriculture
Reasons for the shortage of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer
Source: The post reasons for the shortage of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer has been created, based on the article “Express View on DAP crisis: Lessons from a fertiliser shortage” published in “Indian Express” on 4th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture -Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies. Context: The… Continue reading Reasons for the shortage of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer
India’s fertilizer situation amid global crises
Source: The post India’s fertilizer situation amid global crises has been created, based on the article “What challenges does India face in fertilizer imports?” published in “The Hindu” on 29th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 -Agriculture -Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies. Context: The article discusses India’s fertilizer situation amid… Continue reading India’s fertilizer situation amid global crises
