UPSC Relevance: Prelims: Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, PL 480, Agricultural R&D in India. Mains (GS-3): Food security, Agricultural innovation, Science & Tech policy, Sustainable agriculture. Why in News 2025 marks the centenary year of M.S. Swaminathan, the pioneer of India’s Green Revolution, often called “the man who fed India.” A new biography, M.S. Swaminathan: The …
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UPSC RELEVANCE- Prelims Pointers-ONORC,PM POSHAN Yojana,ICDS,AgriStack, e-NAM,SOFI Report MAINS- GS Paper II – Governance & Social Justice Public Distribution System reformsWelfare schemes (ICDS, PM POSHAN)Digital governance in food security GS Paper III – Agriculture & Economy Agrifood system reformsCold chain and food processing infrastructureRole of FPOs and cooperatives Why in News The UN’s State of …
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Relevance for UPSC Prelims-Basics of biofuels, ethanol production, blending targets,National Bio-Energy Mission, Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme,Feedstocks: sugarcane, maize, damaged food grains. Mains-GS-I: Agricultural geography; water stress in Maharashtra & UP,GS-III: Energy security, biofuels, EV transition, climate change mitigation. Why in News? In 2025, India achieved its target of 20% ethanol blending (E20) in petrol, …
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