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Drones: A Farmer's First Choice in Modern Indian Agriculture

Introduction  

Agriculture is the backbone of India, but with increasing challenges like unpredictable weather, labor shortages, and the demand for higher crop yields, farmers need advanced solutions. Enter drones—a technology rapidly becoming the first choice for farmers across India.

1. Efficiency in Crop Monitoring

One of the most significant advantages of drones is their ability to provide real-time data. Traditional crop monitoring methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive. With drones, farmers can monitor large areas of land in minutes.  

Key Benefits:

- Aerial imaging helps detect early signs of diseases, nutrient deficiencies, or pest infestations.

- Helps in precise monitoring of plant health, moisture levels, and growth patterns.

2. Precision Agriculture: More Yield with Less Input 

Drones allow for precision agriculture, a method that enables farmers to use resources like water, fertilizers, and pesticides more efficiently. Instead of blanket spraying, drones can target specific areas.  

Key Benefits:

- Reduces the use of harmful chemicals, making agriculture more sustainable.

- Increases yields by ensuring plants get exactly what they need at the right time.

3. Easy and Accurate Aerial Mapping

Accurate land mapping is crucial for optimal planning and resource management. Drones can create detailed maps that allow farmers to identify soil health, drainage patterns, and irrigation needs.  

Key Benefits:

- Helps in better land management and decision-making.

- Ideal for planning crop rotation and managing resources.

4. Affordable Technology for Indian Farmers  

With the government’s push for modernizing agriculture, drones are becoming more affordable and accessible to even small-scale farmers in India. Subsidies and financial assistance are available to help farmers adopt this technology.  

Key Benefits:

- Reduced operational costs over time due to increased efficiency.

- Long-term investment that pays off with higher yields and lower input costs.

5. Government Support and Policies

The Indian government recognizes the potential of drone technology in agriculture and is providing policy support. Various state and central schemes are encouraging farmers to adopt drones to improve productivity and promote sustainable farming practices.  

Key Benefits:

- Access to government-backed financial aid and training.

- More initiatives like the 'Kisan Drone' scheme are aimed at making drones widely available.

6. Success Stories Across India  

From paddy fields in Punjab to the fruit orchards in Maharashtra, farmers across India are already reaping the benefits of drones. These success stories highlight how drones are increasing productivity, saving time, and reducing costs for farmers nationwide.

Conclusion:  

As Indian agriculture faces unprecedented challenges, drones have emerged as a game-changer, offering precision, efficiency, and affordability. It’s no surprise that they are quickly becoming a farmer’s first choice in the journey toward a more modern and sustainable future.

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Government's Leap Towards Digitising Farmer Details in Budget 2024

In a significant move towards modernizing agriculture, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture in the Union Budget 2024. This initiative aims to transform agricultural practices and enhance farmer support through digital means.

A Vision for Digital Agriculture

The DPI will cover farmer details and land data across the country within the next three years. Sitharaman highlighted the success of the DPI pilot project, noting its positive outcomes and the government’s plans to expand it in collaboration with state governments.

Key Highlights of DPI Implementation:

Digital Crop Survey: A digital crop survey for the ongoing Kharif season will be conducted in 400 districts.

Farmer and Land Registries: The initiative will create comprehensive registries for 6 crore farmers and their lands.

Components of DPI

The DPI for agriculture consists of three main components:

AgriStack: This includes foundational registries such as:

. Farmers’ Registry: A unique ID for farmers linked to land records

. Crops Sown Registry: Based on a digital survey of crops sown

. Geo-Referenced Maps: Detailed maps of villages.

Pilots for these registries have already been launched in districts in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The aim is to enroll 6 crore farmers by the end of this financial year, with additional enrollment targets in the following years.

Krishi-DSS (Decision Support System): This system will provide customized advisory services for crop planning and management based on the data collected.

Soil Profile Maps: These will offer insights into soil conditions to aid in better farming practices.

Impact and Future Goals

Sitharaman’s announcement underscores the transformative potential of DPI in agriculture:

Enhanced Access to Services: Farmers will benefit from easy access to government schemes like MSP-based procurement, crop insurance, and loans.

Customized Advisory: Farmers will receive tailored advice based on their specific conditions.

Overhauling Estimation Systems: The digital crop survey will improve the accuracy of crop area and production estimates.

Additional Budget Announcements

In addition to DPI, the Budget 2024 includes several other initiatives for the agricultural sector:

Kisan Credit Cards: Enabled issuance in five states through the Jan Samarth platform.

Namo Drone Didi Scheme: ₹500 crore allocated to provide drones to 15,000 women’s self-help groups.

National Cooperation Policy: A new policy for the development of the cooperative sector.

Shrimp Farming Support: Financial aid for shrimp breeding, farming, and export through NABARD.

Natural Farming: Support for 1 crore farmers in natural farming practices, including new bio-input centers and crop varieties.

Conclusion

The DPI initiative marks a major step towards modernizing Indian agriculture, aiming to make farming more efficient and data-driven. With substantial investments and support mechanisms, the government is setting the stage for a more informed and technologically advanced agricultural sector, ultimately benefiting millions of farmers across the country.

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किसान ड्रोन योजना :- सध्या केंद्र सरकारकडून देशातील शेतकऱ्यांना तांत्रिक शेतीशी जोडण्याचे काम सुरू आहे. ज्यासाठी किसान ड्रोन योजना आता माननीय पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी सुरू करत आहेत. या योजनेंतर्गत शेतकऱ्यांना त्यांच्या शेतात कीटकनाशके आणि पोषक द्रव्ये फवारण्यासाठी ड्रोन खरेदीवर अनुदान दिले जाईल. हे अनुदान अनुसूचित जाती-जमाती, अल्प व अत्यल्प, महिला आणि ईशान्येकडील राज्यांतील शेतकऱ्यांना 50% किंवा कमाल 5 लाख रुपयांपर्यंत दिले जाईल. Read more

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खेतों में कीट-पतंगों से निपटेंगे किसान ड्रोन, सरकार की बड़ी तैयारी

खेतों में कीट-पतंगों से निपटेंगे किसान ड्रोन, सरकार की बड़ी तैयारी

केमिकल-फ्री खेती प्रमोट करने से लेकर एग्री-टेक स्टार्टअप्स की फंडिंग और किसानों को डिजिटल सर्विसेज की डिलीवरी समेत एग्रीकल्चर सेक्टर के लिए कई घोषणाएं की गईं। फाइनेंस मिनिस्टर निर्मला सीतारमण ने अपने बजट भाषण में कहा कि ‘किसान ड्रोन्स’ के प्रयोग को बढ़ावा दिया जाएगा। उन्होंने कहा कि किसान ड्रोन फसलों का आकलन, लैंड रिकॉर्ड्स का डिजिटाइजेशन, फसलों पर कीटनाशकों और पोषक तत्वों को छिड़काव करने का काम…

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 2020 3rd February 2020

Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020 Contents: 1. Bats harbor many Viruses 2. Cheer for science as key departments get a raise 3. More Men than Women in STEM 4. NASA decommissions Spitzer space telescope after 16 years of operation 5. Private players allowed to set up data parks 6. Govt. to launch campaign to eliminate TB by 2025 7. Rail, flight services to transport farm produce 8. Nilgiris: Pesticide levels in Potato, Carrot 9. Kasturi Manjal (wild turmeric) 10.Shaheen falcon spotted in Thiruvananthapuram 11.Why cheetah got extinct in India 12.Prolonged monsoon revives waterholes in Bandipur BATS HARBOR MANY VIRUSES Focus: Prelims, GS-3 Why in news? Bats are being considered as a vector for Novel Coronavirus Details:  Bats serves as natural hosts for numerous viruses including Ebola virus, Nipah virus, coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the 2019 novel coronavirus that has infected nearly 10,000 people and killed over 350 others.  Still they don’t get infected because bats can avoid excessive virus-induced inflammation, which often causes severe diseases in animals and people infected with viruses  According to journal Nature Microbiology  The inflammatory response is dampened in bats immaterial of the variety of viruses that are present and the viral load. Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020  Significantly reduced inflammation in bats was because activation of an important protein — NLRP3.  Reduced activation of the NLRP3 protein was in turn due to impaired production of mRNA (transcript). Since mRNA production is impaired the NLRP3 protein production gets compromised leading to less amount of the protein being produced.  Further analysis comparing 10 bat and 17 non-bat mammalian NLRP3 gene sequences confirmed that these adaptations appear to be bat-specific. CHEER FOR SCIENCE AS KEY DEPARTMENTS GET A RAISE Focus: GS-3 Why in news? Key departments get 13% more than what was spent last year. Details:  The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) posted the largest increase, with an outlay of ₹2,786 crore, a 17% increase from the ₹2,381 crore it spent last year  The Department of Science and Technology got a 14% hike, at ₹6,301 crore, over its expenditure last year, the Earth Sciences Ministry posted a 14% hike at ₹2,070 crore and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research got a 10% hike at ₹5,385 crore. Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020 MORE MEN THAN WOMEN IN STEM Focus: GS-3 Why in news? Masculine culture, insufficient early exposure to science play a role Details:  Across the world, there are more men who are active in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) than women  In the labour market, or in places where high level qualifications are demanded, men candidates engage in self-promotion, and are boastful while equally qualified women are more ‘modest’ and ‘undersell’ themselves.  Even in groups and situations where men and women are present as colleagues, the views of women are either ignored or listened to less seriously than those of men.  As a result, women tend to underestimate their ability relative to men, especially in public settings, and negotiate less successfully.  Three socio-psychological reasons, namely (1) masculine culture, (2) lack of sufficient early exposure to computers, physics and related areas compared to boys in early childhood and (3) gender gap in self-efficacy.  Stereotyping that men are fitter for certain jobs and skills than women, and that women are more ‘delicate’, ‘tender’ and thus unfit for ‘hard’ jobs. Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020 NASA DECOMMISSIONS SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE AFTER 16 YEARS OF OPERATION Focus: GS-3, Prelims Why in news? Spitzer, which was launched in 2003, studied some of the most distant galaxies ever detected with the light from some of the cosmic bodies travelling for billions of years to reach the telescope, NASA said. Details:  Spitzer showed the importance of infrared light in understanding our universe, both in our own cosmic neighborhood, and as far away as the most distant galaxies  By detecting infrared light, with wavelengths ranging from about 700 nanometers — too small to see with the naked eye — to about a millimeter, Spitzer could help astronomers unveil the presence of cosmic entities which are too cold to emit much visible light, including planets outside our solar system, and cold matter found in the space between stars  Found a previously undetected ring around Saturn, composed of sparse dust particles that visible-light observatories cannot see PRIVATE PLAYERS ALLOWED TO SET UP DATA PARKS Why in news? Union Budget for 2020-21 has made a provision for private players to get into data center market Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020 Details  All ‘public institutions’ at the gram panchayat level, such as anganwadis, health and wellness centres, government schools, PDS (public distribution system) outlets, post offices and police stations will be provided with digital connectivity  Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connections through BharatNet will link 100,000 gram panchayats this year  New technologies such as analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) found a lot of emphasis in Budget 2020  Government will bring out a policy to enable the private sector to build Data Centre parks throughout the country  Data must have strong credibility. The proposed new National Policy on Official Statistics would use latest technology, including AI  AI, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, drones, DNA data storage, quantum computing, etc., were re-writing the world economic order GOVT. TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE TB BY 2025 Details and Context:  Presenting the Budget for 2020-21,The finance minister has proposed to expand Jan Aushadhi Kendras to all districts of the country to provide medicines at affordable rates  Proceeds from taxes on medical devices would be used to support setting up of hospitals  Viability gap funding will be provided for setting up hospitals in districts with no empaneled hospitals under Ayushman Bharat and also to set up warehouses for Agri products  The government also plans to expand coverage of artificial insemination to 70% from 30% to increase livestock productivity Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020 RAIL, FLIGHT SERVICES TO TRANSPORT FARM PRODUCE Why in news? FM has announced ‘Kisan Rail’ Programme Details  The Centre has raised the target for agricultural credit by 11% to ₹15 lakh crore in 2020-21 and proposed to begin special rail and flight services to transport farm produce as part of a 16-point action plan for the agriculture sector announced in the Union Budget  Kisan rail Programme should be taken through public-private partnership to build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, including milk, meat and fish. Refrigerated coaches would be built in express and freight trains  Krishi Udaan scheme would be launched by the Civil Aviation Ministry on international and national routes, in a move that would help improve value realisation especially in the northeast and tribal districts NILGIRIS: PESTICIDE LEVELS IN POTATO, CARROT Why in news? A study of fruits and vegetables grown in the Nilgiris has found that some of the produce might be harbouring high levels of pesticide, beyond what is considered advisable Details:  Organophosphate use was high in carrot and potato cultivation Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020  Using liquid chromatography in tandem with mass spectrometry, the research team developed a sensitive method to estimate the levels of organophosphates in the fruits and vegetables  Organophosphate pesticides such as acephate, malathion, profenofos, chlorpyrifos and quinalphos are used in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables KASTURI MANJAL (WILD TURMERIC) Why in news? The spice is becoming extinct and is also facing threats from a counterfeit variety Details:  Kasturi Manjal with milk cream or rose water has been “grandma’s potion” for glowing skin.  Turmeric, an essential ingredient in all Indian kitchens, has gained fame and acceptance for its cosmetic and healing properties and has been a core ingredient of many beauty products and medicines.  The turmeric can be cultivated in open fields, in flower pots or grow bags.  The farming methods are easy and it can be harvested in seven to eight months. SHAHEEN FALCON SPOTTED IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Why in news?  It was the first reported sighting of the fastest bird in the world in the capital city  Also Known as Indian Peregrine Falcon, it is the fastest bird in the world Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020  Peregrine falcons are usually found along mountain ranges and river valleys, but it is not unusual to find them in cities, especially in high rises where they are able to find prey like pigeons and other small birds very easily.  They usually build their nest in the mountain cliffs, which also serve as ambush points for them to wait for the prey and launch the aerial assault after spotting the same.  The distinguishing mark that separates Shaheen Falcons from Peregrine is the white color around their throats.  The bird is usually spotted alone and Peregrine falcons are known to mate for life — like hornbills. WHY IS THE CHEETAH EXTINCT IN INDIA? Details:  At the recent meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14), a researcher from the Indian delegation pronounced desertification as the primary cause of the extinction of the cheetah (and also the still-extant great Indian bustard) in India.  Two idiosyncratic traits of the animal undeniably led to its end:  One, the cat was very easy to tame: it was often trained to race down and hunt animals, almost like a hound — a ‘sport’ called coursing — and so was caught in large numbers for use in such hunts. Second, cheetahs were nearly impossible to breed in captivity.  Breeding captive cheetahs was such an incredible rarity that in 1613, Emperor Jahangir formally recorded the first and only instance, up to the 20th century, of a cheetah bred in captivity anywhere in the world in the book Tuzuk-iJahangiri.  The earliest reference to their domestication for the sport of coursing is from Manasollasa, the 12th century chronicle of the court activities of King Someshvara III of Kalyani  Such was the scale of cheetahs being taken out from the wild that Emperor Akbar is said to have acquired a staggering 9,000 cheetahs for his royal menagerie during his 49-year reign in the 16th century Daily Current Affairs Dated on 03-Feb-2020  There is just a single record of a human fatality from a cheetah attack that we know of — the death of O.B. Irvine, Agent of Governor in Visakhapatnam, who died after being mauled by a captive cheetah that belonged to the Raja of Vizianagaram, during a coursing hunt in 1880  In fact, the term ‘Asiatic cheetah’ gained currency only after the species’ extinction in India; before this, it was known as the Indian cheetah.  The earliest visual evidence of the Asiatic cheetah, dating back to 2500 to 2300 BCE, is found in cave paintings in Kharvai and Khairabad, and in the upper Chambal valley, in Madhya Pradesh. PROLONGED MONSOON REVIVES WATERHOLES IN BANDIPUR Why in news? Of the 370 big and small waterholes, 85% are full while a few smaller ones have witnessed depletion Details:  Expected to help wild animals beat water stress and tide over the greater part of the scorching summer that has already set in and will last till pre-monsoon showers lash the national park normally in mid-May  There are 37 solar-powered borewells that will function to replenish the waterholes periodically so that the water stress is minimised  In The M.M. Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, there are around 100 waterholes apart from two rivers — Cauvery and Palar — of which the Cauvery is perennial while the flow in Palar is expected to last till the end of March  Three ranges — Hugyam, M.M. Hills and Palar — in M.M. Hills division, which received rains recently and so the onset of water distress will be delayed and shorten the days of scarcity