Agriculture

UPSC Mains GS Paper III 2025

UPSC Mains GS Paper III 2025

UPSC Civil Services Mains 2025  GS Paper III (General Studies Paper 3) Question Paper and Detailed Analysis Get the complete...

The Economics of Crop Choice: Why Indian Farmers Strategically Prefer Rice and Wheat”

Context: In recent times Farmers continue to prefer rice and wheat as evident in the data from From 2015-16 to...

Nari Shakti Se Jal Shakti

Context: India, which is facing a severe water crisis, has launched the Nari Shakti Se Jal Shakti initiative, a groundbreaking...

Operation Greens

Context: The government’s flagship Operation Greens scheme, aimed at stabilizing crop prices and benefiting farmers, has spent just 34% of...

National Agriculture Code (NAC)

Context : (NAC) The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has initiated the process of creating a National Agriculture Code (NAC),...

Agriculture Performance After 2014 

Agriculture Performance After 2014 

Context: A NITI Aayog paper highlights that India’s farm sector has seen improved growth over the past two decades, with...

Punjab’s Agricultural Crisis: The Need for Soil Revitalisation

Punjab’s Agricultural Crisis: The Need for Soil Revitalisation

Context: Punjab, often hailed as India’s “food bowl,” faces a critical agricultural crisis as its soils degrade due to excessive...

Oilseeds – Merger of Agriculture Schemes & National Mission on Edible Oils

Context : Oilseeds The Union Cabinet has merged all central schemes in the agriculture sector into two major schemes: Pradhan...

Food Safety Laws

Food Safety Laws

Context : Food Safety Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government mandated that food establishments must prominently display the names of the...

The Shift in Paddy Cultivation: Pusa-44 to Pusa-2090

Context: The Green Revolution in India transformed agricultural practices, significantly increasing food production through the introduction of high-yielding crop varieties. ...

The Road to 2047 for Indian Agriculture: A Comprehensive Vision

Context: As India approaches its 100th year of independence in 2047, the vision for transforming its agricultural sector is critical...