24th March 2021, Cooperation on water, agriculture, quality seeds, tea plantation

24 March 2021

• India and Japan to co-operate on water resources

  Indian and Japan will cooperate on water resources. This will not only mean sharing of knowledge, experiences and technology but also working together on projects for the benefit of both countries. This will allow India to predict and handle floods better and to clean its polluted rivers.

• India to co-operate with the world over agriculture

  India and 83 other countries have decided to co-operate over agriculture. These nations include developed and developing countries, that know the importance of Indian agriculture in the world. These countries will share with India - technical knowhow, technology and trade of agro commodities will also be encouraged.

• Quality seeds for farmers

  The quality of seeds decides the quality of crops growing on your farm. State governments are responsible for the distribution of quality seeds through its agencies. High yielding varieties of seeds are encouraged, timely delivery of seeds is important and research is always being done on seeds.

• Tea plantation workers demand land rights

  Tea plantation is a labour intensive business. Some families in Eastern India have worked as labourers on these farms for generations. However the newly educated young generation wants to own the land and not be mere workers. This silent revolution is slowly being acknowledged across India.

• Productivity of cattle in India keeps increasing

  Productivity of cattle in India has continued the trend of increasing this year as it has in last 2 years. The amount of milk produced in 2019-20 was 1462.76 Kg per cattle compared to 1428.08 Kg per cattle in 2017-18.

• Crores invested by Indian Government in Livestock sector

  Government has invested heavily in Livestock sector to improve its ability to function  and to bring improvements in the animals. Some schemes are for dairy alone or fisheries while other are for goats, poultry, feed and so on. Government has been investing crores of rupees through these schemes so that money is distributed evenly and accurately.

• Ban on Holi celebrations in national capital

  Delhi government has announced the ban on Holi celebration across the capital. Corona virus is a continuing problem across the globe and despite huge efforts the virus is still not under control.

• Government loses revenue in toll taxes

  Indian government has reported loss of over 800 crore rupees due to non-collection of toll taxes across the highways blocked by the protesting farmers. The protestors are blocking the highways in Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and in some places in Uttar Pradesh.

• Brazil not able to control deforestation

  Brazil has even called the military to control deforestation, however it has not been able to control it. The army has almost given up after two years making every effort to stop or control deforestation.