Here are 2 Back2Basics collections from today’s news items
B2B #1: From news- Narendra Modi govt planning to support ‘yogik’, ‘gou mata’ farming
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM) of major project National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
- Under PKVY Organic farming is promoted through the adoption of the organic village by cluster approach and PGS certification
- Groups of farmers would be motivated to take up organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster having 50-acre land to take up the organic farming under the scheme
- The produce will be pesticide residue free and will contribute to improving the health of the consumer
B2B #2: From News- India-US: ‘2-by-2’ dialogue put off, India says no to defence minister talks
Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) & Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
- COMCASA is needed if any classified military information is required to be exchanged between US and Indian armed forces
- It would allow India to fully utilize the communication security equipment on military platforms it imports from the US
- BECA provides for sharing and data gathering of geospatial information between the two militaries
