Cabinet approves seven major schemes for improving farmers’ lives and livelihoods with a total outlay of ₹ 13,966 Crore
✅ Digital Agriculture Mission
✅ Crop science for food and nutritional security:
✅ Strengthening Agricultural Education, Management and Social Sciences
✅ Sustainable livestock health and production
✅ Sustainable development of Horticulture
✅ Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra
✅ Natural Resource Management
✅ Digital Agriculture Mission
✅ Crop science for food and nutritional security:
✅ Strengthening Agricultural Education, Management and Social Sciences
✅ Sustainable livestock health and production
✅ Sustainable development of Horticulture
✅ Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra
✅ Natural Resource Management
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Magnus Carlsen loses to D Gukesh, punches the table in frustration
World Chess Champion D Gukesh defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of Norway Chess, earning his first win of the tournament.
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World Chess Champion D Gukesh defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of Norway Chess, earning his first win of the tournament.
#gukesh #chess
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Kheer Bhawani Mela
Annual Hindu pilgrimage for Kashmiri Pandits.
Celebrated on Zeisht Ashtami (May/June).
Main shrine: Tulmulla, Ganderbal; others: Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam.
Rituals involve offering Kheer, milk, flowers at a sacred spring.
Water color is believed to predict future events.
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Annual Hindu pilgrimage for Kashmiri Pandits.
Celebrated on Zeisht Ashtami (May/June).
Main shrine: Tulmulla, Ganderbal; others: Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam.
Rituals involve offering Kheer, milk, flowers at a sacred spring.
Water color is believed to predict future events.
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Biostimulants
34 new biostimulants approved (total 45+).
Included in Fertiliser Control Order (FCO) since 2021.
They enhance nutrient uptake, stress resistance, yield.
Types: seaweed extracts, humic acids, beneficial fungi/bacteria.
Do not include pesticides or plant growth regulators.
Promote organic farming and reduce chemical fertilizer use.
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34 new biostimulants approved (total 45+).
Included in Fertiliser Control Order (FCO) since 2021.
They enhance nutrient uptake, stress resistance, yield.
Types: seaweed extracts, humic acids, beneficial fungi/bacteria.
Do not include pesticides or plant growth regulators.
Promote organic farming and reduce chemical fertilizer use.
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Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve (Telangana)
Declared to protect a key tiger corridor.
Area: 1,492.88 sq. km across Asifabad and Kagaznagar divisions.
Connects Kawal Tiger Reserve to reserves in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Hosts 240+ bird species, tigers, leopards, wild dogs, etc.
Legal basis: Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Section 36A).
Differentiated from Community Reserves by ownership and management
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Declared to protect a key tiger corridor.
Area: 1,492.88 sq. km across Asifabad and Kagaznagar divisions.
Connects Kawal Tiger Reserve to reserves in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Hosts 240+ bird species, tigers, leopards, wild dogs, etc.
Legal basis: Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Section 36A).
Differentiated from Community Reserves by ownership and management
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Valley of Flowers (Uttarakhand)
Opened to tourists on June 1.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Located in Chamoli district, part of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.
600+ flower species (e.g. orchids, poppies, brahmakamal).
Wildlife: snow leopard, Himalayan weasel, black bear, etc.
Lies in Pushpawati river valley; has a religious link to Goddess Nanda Devi.
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Opened to tourists on June 1.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Located in Chamoli district, part of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.
600+ flower species (e.g. orchids, poppies, brahmakamal).
Wildlife: snow leopard, Himalayan weasel, black bear, etc.
Lies in Pushpawati river valley; has a religious link to Goddess Nanda Devi.
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Composite Backwardness Index (Telangana)
New index measures caste-wise backwardness on a scale of 0–126.
Developed by an 11-member expert group based on caste survey data.
Covers 245 castes; uses 42 indicators in 9 categories (education, land, income, etc.).
Objective: separate caste-based disadvantage from general poverty.
Enables scientific, data-driven policy decisions.
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New index measures caste-wise backwardness on a scale of 0–126.
Developed by an 11-member expert group based on caste survey data.
Covers 245 castes; uses 42 indicators in 9 categories (education, land, income, etc.).
Objective: separate caste-based disadvantage from general poverty.
Enables scientific, data-driven policy decisions.
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