Bihar Affairs
Bihar: Excessive use of pesticides leads to soil degradation, say experts
The scientists and experts of the state have expressed concern over ever-degrading quality of the agricultural soil and its consequent adverse impact on food products and human Health.
Justifying the this years theme of the World Soil Day Soils: Where food begins, they have sought urgent measures to boost soil health and help produce crops replete with necessary nutrients. They point out that like human beings, soil needs a balanced and varied supply of nutrients in appropriate amounts to be healthy.
Jha further said 37 percent of the total land area in the country stands degraded mainly due to soil Salinization. InBihar, approximately 3.2 lakh hectare agricultural land has been degraded due to salinization. The salt-affected soils occupy a major area of Samastipur, Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Vaishali, Saran, East Champaran and West Champaran districts.
National and International Affairs
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023 announced
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award:27 Indians living overseas have been chosen by the Indian government for thePravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards(PBSA), for outstanding achievements both in India and abroad. The award is the highest honour conferred upon Indians living abroad, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) or organisations/institutions established and run by them.
Food and fertiliser subsidies alone account for aboutone-eighth of Indias total budgetary spendingof 39.45 trillion this fiscal year, but reducing these subsidies could be politically sensitive given theimpending elections.
The government anticipates allocating roughly 2.3 trillion for food subsidies in the upcoming fiscal year as opposed to 2.7 trillion for the year that has just ended on March 31.
The amount spent on fertiliser subsidies will probably decrease to roughly 1.4 trillion in contrasts to 2.3 trillion this year.
Dirtiest Railway Stations in India list
Indian RAILWAY is well-known not just in India but even outside. Some railway stations, in addition to trains, are well-known worldwide. India is Home to the second-largest platform in the world. In addition, one of the main train stations in India are the New Delhi Railway Station and Mumbai Central Railway Station. Usually, the question is that which are the cleanest railway stations in India, but here we will see the dirtiest railway stations in India.
In addition to direct observation, QCI assessors gathered comments from 1.2 million passengers to determine which Indian railway stations were the cleanest and dirtiest.
In accordance with revenue creation, the ranking has classified Indian railway stations into a number of categories for the third consecutive year.
There are 75 railway stations in the A1 category that generate more than 75 crore in annual passenger income.