What is ZBNF ? According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “ZBNF is an emerging set of agricultural practice redesigned to reduce farmers’ direct costs (hence “zero budget”) while enhancing yields and farm health through the use of non-chemical inputs sourced locally (“natural farming”).” Indian Finance Minister in the Budget speech said, “We need to […]
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The Government of India launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA) on 20th June 2020 to create massive employment generation and livelihood opportunities for villagers, poor people, farmers and migrant workers, returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. Why in News: A rural public work scheme ‘GKRA’ worth Rs. 50,000 crore project to be
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Salinity means amount of salt content dissolve per unit mass of water. It is expressed as number of gram of dissolve salt in 1000gm of seawater. The average salinity of seawater is 35 part per thousand (symbolically 35‰). It means that in 1000gm of seawater 35gm of salt are present. Fresh Waters Salinity : Its
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