The ban on cow slaughter in India triggers widespread constitutional debates over Article 48 versus fundamental rights, severely disrupting the agrarian economy, leather, and meat industries, while disproportionately affecting marginalized livelihoods and exacerbating the rural stray cattle menace.
Click to View MoreAnimal slaughter bans in India cause agrarian distress by turning unproductive cattle into liabilities. This devastates meat and leather industries, worsens nutritional anemia, and escalates a stray cattle menace that destroys standing crops, threatening the broader rural livelihood economy.
Click to View MoreIndia faces twin challenges of ecological degradation and soaring fertilizer subsidies. By leveraging the PM-PRANAM scheme, updating Nutrient-Based Subsidy rates, deploying nano-fertilizers, and integrating Edge AI precision farming, the government aims to ensure food security alongside sustainable agricultural practices.
Click to View MoreThe Economic Survey 2025–26 flags a conflict between energy and food security as ethanol incentives drive maize expansion at the cost of pulses and oilseeds. This shift risks higher imports and price volatility, prompting calls to prioritise second-generation biofuels and raise food crop productivity.
Click to View MoreThe Union Government plans to roll out PM-KUSUM 2.0, shifting from pump replacement to feeder-level solarisation. By promoting Agro-PV and using the Agri Infrastructure Fund, it tackles land and credit constraints, enables farmers as energy producers, and ensures reliable daytime power, transforming rural energy security.
Click to View MoreThe NITI Aayog report suggests a multi-pronged approach to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses, a crucial crop for national food and nutritional security. Key strategies include expanding cultivation area, promoting high-yielding seed varieties, reducing post-harvest losses, and integrating pulses into welfare schemes like the PDS.
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