Himachal Pradesh Affairs
Managing livestock waste in Himachal reduces expensive farm inputs
Amid the widespread shortage of fertilisers in the ongoing planting season in several states largely owing to spiking international prices, farmers in Himachal Pradesh are using homemade alternatives for cultivation that are not only safer for the Environment but are also boosting their incomes by reducing their dependence on chemicals.
records say 146,438 farmers, including 14,000 apple growers, in the hill state are doing natural farming either partially or fully, over 8,268 hectares.
This means they are not rushing to the market to plant the winter cropsnot hampering their planting season like in neighbouring states Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh where farmers are currently facing a severe shortage of fertilisers.
Middle-aged vegetable grower Raman Saini, a progressive farmer from Haroli in Una district adjoining Punjab, is one of many to benefit from an alternative method of cultivation that saves the Soil from deterioration, boosts his bottom line and importantly without sacrificing much food production.
Earlier, he struggled to market the vegetablesa fact he attributes to overuse of chemical pesticides to control diseases and pests. Even the Soil fertility was deteriorating.
Under the Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana, the technique is based on the farm inputs that are prepared at Home with dung and urine of a ‘desi’ cow, ‘besan’, jaggery and some locally resourced leaves.
National and International Affairs
SRESHTA Scheme Was Launched For Socio Economic Development Of SC Students
The Government of India will introduce the SRESTHA Scheme for students from Scheduled Castes. The initiative would give pupils a high-quality residential <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Education“>Education.
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The Ministry of Social and Empowerment will carry out the scheme.
It is aimed towards deserving Scheduled Caste pupils. It will also prevent the occurrence of students dropping out of classes 9 through 12.
The programme will offer high-quality residential education.
NITI Aayog has identified renowned non-public residential facilities in aspirational districts to implement the scheme.
Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region as a separate state.
There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs. These three tribal groups are the major tribals in the state. Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) Political Parties. These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their survival and existence.
Tripura was ruled by Manikya dynasty since the late 13thcentury till it signed the Instrument of Accession with the Government of India in 1949. Instrument of Accession is the document signed by the Indian states to enter into Union of India after Independence. In due course, some of the indigenous tribes in the region have become minority in the state.
This happened mainly because of the displacement of the Bengalis from East Pakistan during 1971 war. In 1881, the tribal Population in the state was 63.77%. It reduced to 31.8% in 2011.
It inquires the union government to promote state-specific blockchain purposes.
The plan will explore using technology for medical supplies and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Vaccines“>Vaccines.
National Blockchain Strategy Proposed By Ministry Of Electronics And IT
The National Blockchain Strategy was recently introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and IT for giving blockchain as a service.
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