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Benefits to Farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is being implemented on actuarial/bidded premium rates however, farmers including small farmers have to pay maximum 2% for Kharif, 1.5% for Rabi food and oilseed crops and 5% for commercial/horticultural crops. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched on 18 February 2016 by […]

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Two policemen sentenced to life imprisonment for Karnal custodial death

A special CBI court recently convicted two policemen for the custodial death of a murder accused, who had been burnt alive inside the police station. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The judgment relied heavily on the ‘dying declaration’ made by the victim prior to his death. The law presumes that no person will meet their

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The Gaon Bura of Assam’s history

The Assam government recently announced that Gaon Buras (village headman), village-level functionaries of the district administration, will henceforth be called ‘Gaon Pradhans’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The institution of Gaon Bura in Assam dates back to the colonial era, when the British appointed the oldest person in the village as the head, who would

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UK is balking at the Northern Ireland protocol

A Brexit treaty on Northern Ireland, negotiated by Prime Minister of UK Boris Johnson and called the Northern Ireland Protocol, could create so many problems that it might have to be abandoned if it cannot be rewritten. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The protocol aims to resolve one of the thorniest issues created by Brexit:

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Promoting of Organic Farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

The government of India has been implementing dedicated scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2015-16 to promote chemical free organic farming in the country in cluster mode. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Under the programme, financial assistance of Rs 50000/ha/3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building, incentive for inputs, value addition

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Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)

Government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2020-21 for the promotion of traditional indigenous practices. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The scheme mainly emphasizes on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching; use

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National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee office

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the office of National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee would act as a project monitoring unit for the implementation of PM-Kisan Yojana, Kisan Maandhan Yojana, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and other schemes of

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Cabinet Approved Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Specialty Steel

Union Cabinet recently approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for specialty steel. The duration of the scheme will be five years, from 2023-24 to 2027-28. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 With a budgetary outlay of Rs 6322 crores, the scheme is expected to bring in investment of approximately Rs 40,000 crores and capacity addition

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Chandra Shekhar Azad Jayanti 2021

Chandra Shekhar Azad Jayanti is celebrated on 23 July each year. He was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Azad was born as on 23 July 1906 in Bhabhra village as Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, in the

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 23 July 2021 – Gkseries

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 23 July 2021 are very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.

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