Manipur bags ‘Krishi Karman Awards’ – Diligent IAS

Krishi Karman Awards Prime Minister’s Office WHAT Prime Minister distributed Agriculture Minister’s Krishi Karman Awards for Progressive Farmers and Commendation Awards to the states.   HIGHLIGHTS Manipur was selected for the prestigious award as the best-performing state in Overall Food-grain Production Category-III (production less than 1 million tone) for the year 2017-18. The award carried a trophy, a citation and an amount of Rs. 5 crore.   KRISHI KARMAN AWARDS Krishi Karman awards are given…

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Haryana’s crop diversification scheme

HARYANA’S CROP DIVERSIFICATION SCHEME   For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: Scheme, significance, advantages, Urgent need   News Flash Haryana government has decided to discourage rice sowing from the upcoming season, which threatens to deplete the State’s groundwater. Farmers have asked the government to first come out with a mechanism to procure alternative crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) so that farmers are not at the receiving end.   Why this move needed? Because…

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