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Irrigation and Hydropower of Himachal Pradesh Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to Plants at needed intervals. It helps grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Types of irrigation Surface irrigation- Itis the oldest form of irrigation and has been in … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Schemes and Projects Electronic Health Card Scheme: The govt. of Himachal Pradesh has launched “Electronic Health Card Scheme” in the state. The vision of scheme is to provide ‘LIVEWIRE’ that connect patients and their family members with the hospitals for cure of diseases. Under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), the state govt. also announced … Read more
Depletion of Ground Water and its conservation in Telangana– Mission Kakatiya The Telangana State, where groundwater availability has always been a challenge, had not seen a worse situation in terms of water levels as early as March 2016, during the past one decade. If Hyderabad is excluded, for which data is available only since 2005, … Read more
Major Irrigation Projects of India and Command Area Development Command area development programme The Centrally sponsored Command Area Development (CAD) Programme was launched in 1974-75 with the main objectives of improving the utilization of created irrigation potential and optimizing agriculture production and productivity from irrigated agriculture through a multi-disciplinary team under an Area Development Authority. … Read more
Applications of Space Technology in India agriculture Information on crop statistics is required for planning and DECISION MAKING purposes, such as, distribution and storage of food grains, Govt. policies, pricing, procurement and Food Security and so on. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare effectively uses contemporary techniques of satellite remote sensing in such decision making. … Read more
Telangana Schemes and Project Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme Telangana govt. is implementing Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme in the state since 2014 to provide financial assistance to SC/ST girl’s marriage. The state govt. is offering around Rs. 75000 cheque on girl marriage who belongs to SC/ST family and minority communities. As a part of its welfare measures … Read more
Irrigation and Hydropower of Telangana Hydropower in Telangana Hydroelectric Power — what is it? It is a form of energy … a renewable resource. Hydropower provides about 96 percent of the RENEWABLE ENERGY in the United States. Other renewable Resources include geothermal, wave power, tidal power, wind power, and solar power. Hydroelectric powerplants do not … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE like permanent pandals at farmer’s field for quality production of creeper vegetables. To promote new technologies. To minimize the post harvest losses. To enhance knowledge and skills of farmers with latest advanced technologies by conducting trainings and exposure visits. MAJOR SCHEMES UNDER RKVY Supply of Hybrid Vegetable Seed – 50% subsidy on Hybrid vegetable … Read more
agriculture of Telangana Agriculture and Cropping pattern of Telangana Salient Features of Indian/Agriculture of Telangana Subsistence Agriculture: Most parts of India have subsistence agriculture. This type of agriculture has been practised in India for several hundreds of years and still prevails in a larger part of India in spite of the large scale change in agricultural … Read more
Scientific Water Harvesting What is Water Harvesting It means capturing rain where it falls or capturing the run off in your own village or town. And taking measures to keep that water clean by not allowing polluting activities to take place in the catchment. Therefore, water harvesting can be undertaken through a variety of ways … Read more