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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which scheme To Collaborate With IBM To Develop Precision Agriculture Using AI?
A
NITI Aayog
B
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
C
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
D
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to develop Precision Agriculture using Artificial Intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is PhonePe, Amazon Web Services, and Ernst & Young Global Limited. NITI Aayog, in collaboration with PhonePe, AWS (Amazon Web Services), and EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited), has organized a three-week-long virtual summit, ‘Fintech Open’, from 7–28 February.

Detailed explanation-3: -AI technology helps in detecting disease in plants, pests and poor nutrition of farms. AI sensors can detect and target weeds and then decide which herbicide to apply within the region. This helps in reduced usage of herbicides and cost savings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Agriculture Ministry set up a specialised organisation Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) in 2012 as an attached office of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW), focusing on enhancing satellite remote sensing and GIS technologies in crop estimation.

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