Category: Economy
Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 during National Milk Day event.
Cashew crop | APEDA
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA), facilitated the export of over 30 tonnes of cashew on National Cashew Day (23rd November).
Krishi Sakhis | Natural Farming
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) launched the training of Krishi Sakhis for the promotion of Natural Farming.
International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)
The 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) was held at Pattaya, Thailand in 2023.
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
Adjudicating Authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has issued show cause notices to Byju’s on the Enforcement Directorate’s complaint alleging contraventions involving ₹9,362.35 crores.
Poppy Cultivation in India
Farmers are expressing dissatisfaction with the Union government’s decision to allow private entities into the production and processing of opium.
Technical Textiles
India’s market for technical textiles is targeted to touch $40 billion by 2030 from the current $23 billion, said Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)
NITI Aayog is currently considering the possibility of discontinuing a pivotal water report (CWMI) that was initially launched five years ago.
PM-KISAN | PM-KISAN Bhai
Centre plans to incentivise small and marginal farmers under a scheme likely to be named PM-KISAN Bhai (Bhandaran Incentive) scheme.
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme
Context: The country’s third-largest airport in terms of passenger traffic, the Bengaluru International Airport, has seen a rapid proliferation of…
IMF Quotas and Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a proposal to make a 50 per cent increase in the quota allocated to members in proportion to their current quotas.
State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report 2023
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report 2023 recently.