CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A tripartite MOU has been signed between Ladakh and SSOCA regarding the implementation of Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in the Ladakh region with the aim to convert Ladakh into organic by 2025.

Detailed explanation-2: -In January 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Sikkim as India’s first, fully organic state.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Government of Sikkim stepped into Organic Mission process from 2003, the year when it stopped imports of chemical fertilizers in the State. Since then the cultivatable land in Sikkim are practically organic and also farmers of Sikkim are traditional users of organic manure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lakshadweep is the first Union Territory in India to be declared 100% organic by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2020.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sikkim: India’s first 100 percent organic state. all farming in Sikkim is carried out without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, providing access to safer food choices and making agriculture a more environment-friendly activity.