As per the 2nd advance estimates for 2022-23, the total horticulture production is estimated to be 351.92 Million Tonne, surpassing the total foodgrain production of 329.69 Million Tonne during the year. At present, India is the second largest producer of vegetables and fruits in the world.
Use of drones in agriculture have distinct advantages like increased efficiency, cost effectiveness due to reduction in cost of spraying, saving of fertilizers and pesticides due to high degree of atomization, saving of water due to ultra-low volume spraying etc. besides reduction of human exposure
Balaji Sarovar Premiere announced Bhavesh Pagare as the new Learning and Development Manager, bringing with him a wealth of expertise and fresh perspectives. Bhavesh is an alumni of Institute of hotel management, catering technology and applied nutrition-mumbai (IHM-Mumbai) with dual Master’s degree in business administration
Air India cabin crew to don Manish Malhotra-designed ombré sarees and bandhgalasNew uniforms will debut with Air India’s first Airbus A350 entering commercial service GURUGRAM, 12 December 2023: Air India, India’s leading global airline, today unveiled its much anticipated, brand-new collection of uniforms for cabin and cockpit crew,
The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) was approved by the Cabinet on 31st March 2021, with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores, to be implemented from FY 2021-22 to FY 2026-27. The scheme consists of three components: incentivizing manufacturing in four food
The key findings of the ‘Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022’ are given in the table below-Items2020-212021-22% ChangeMilk Production(Million Tonnes)209.95221.065.29Egg Production(Billion Numbers)122.05129.606.19Meat Production(Million Tonnes)8.809.295.57Wool Production(Million Kgs)36.9333.13-10.29It implies that the major livestock production has increased and Livestock Sector’s contribution to the Gross Value Added (GVA) has also
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)” scheme across the country since Feb-2014 with an objective of creating/strengthening of infrastructure for Production of quality milk, Procurement, Processing and Marketing of Milk & Milk Products. The scheme has
To realize the potential of fisheries sector in the country, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has been taking up various initiatives for holistic development of fisheries and welfare of fishers. The initiatives inter-alia includes implementation of