CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Option B) Punjab : The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR).

Detailed explanation-2: -“Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) is another first-of-its-kind incentive-driven push which has been introduced as a pilot project by the state government recently to promote water conservation. A cash incentive of Rs 4,000 per acre is offered to the farmers under the scheme,” it said.

Detailed explanation-3: -Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) is a viable option to reduce the unproductive water flows. DSR refers to the process of establishing a rice crop from seeds sown in the field rather than by transplanting seedlings from the nursery.

Detailed explanation-4: -DSR, also called the ‘broadcasting seed technique’, is a water-saving method of sowing paddy. Seeds are directly drilled into the fields in this method. This saves groundwater, as opposed to the traditional water-intensive method, under which rice seedlings are transplanted from a nursery to waterlogged fields.

Detailed explanation-5: – Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR): In DSR, the pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine. There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method. Farmers have to only level their land and give one pre-sowing irrigation.