Power
Important Facts
- Agriculture consumed 215,000.000 GWh (13.66% of total production) of electricity in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 211,295.000 GWh for 2020.
Key Developments
- PM KUSUM: The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme in 2019 to improve irrigation access and farmers’ income through solar-powered irrigation.
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: It aims to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level. To enhance the recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices.
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has ....
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Geography Of India
- 1 Erosional and Depositional Landforms by Rivers and Wind
- 2 Heat Budget of the Earth
- 3 Cloudbursts: Causes, Consequences, Prevention and Mitigation
- 4 Effect of Indian Ocean Dipole and ENSO on Indian Climate
- 5 Characteristics and Causes of Tropical Cyclones in Arabian Sea
- 6 Marine Biotic Resources
- 7 Agro-Ecological Regions in India
- 8 Indian Monsoon and Rainfall Pattern
- 9 Management of Floods in India
- 10 Western Disturbances