India, Moldova Agree to Sign MoU for Cooperation in Agriculture
India and eastern European country Moldova agreed to explore signing of an MoU for cooperation in the agriculture sector.
A meeting between Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Agriculture, and Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture & Food Industries of Moldova, was held.
Both Ministers emphasized the potential for increasing bilateral trade in agricultural commodities and for strengthening of bilateral agricultural cooperation through exchange of knowledge and technology.
Government Launches Digital Crop Survey
The Centre launched digital Crop Survey (DCS) in 12 states on a pilot basis from kharif (summer-sown) season of this year for better sowing data collection.
DCS reference application has been developed as an open source, open standard and inter operable public good.
Further, geo-referenced cadastral maps with Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Technologies are used to ensure the farmland position.
The 12 states selected for pilot on DCS are Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam and Telangana.
The states were selected based on the preparedness in respect of pre-requisite criteria for DCS, i.e. geo-referencing of village map and digitised Record of Right (RoR) with ownership extent.
The project aims to create a single and verified source of truth about the crop sown data which is useful for accurate crop area estimation and development of various farmers centric solutions.
Aug 01, 2023
G20 EMPOWER Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
The two-day long G20 EMPOWER Summit began in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the summit. The inaugural session saw the launch of key outcomes under the G20 EMPOWER agenda this year including the G20 EMPOWER Tech Equity Digital Inclusion Platform, the Best Practices Playbook, the KPI Dashboard, and the adoption of the G20 EMPOWER Communique 2023.
The summit, organized around the theme- 'Women-Led Development: ensuring a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable global economic growth', witnessed the participation of delegates from across G20 nations, invited guest countries and international organizations in addition to many global experts, policymakers and stakeholders. Besides, a host of esteemed speakers, including Minister of State for Women and Child Development Munjpara Mahendrabhai, Secretary in Ministry of Women and Child Development Indevar Pandey, Vice-President of World Bank Lakshmi Shyam Sunder, Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous also addressed the inaugural session.