Current Affairs for UPSC IAS

The growth story of organic farming is unfolding with increasing demand not only in India but also globally. In a world battered by the Coronavirus pandemic, the demand is already showing an upward trend and hence this is an opportune moment to be captured for a win-win situation for our farmers, consumers and the environment.

The state government of Kerala would seek the mandate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to modify specific laws that govern the plantation sector to allow the management to intercrop food crops with cash crops such as tea, coffee, cardamom and rubber.

The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 to regulate business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from usage of spurious agro-chemical has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha.