Sikkim, after India’s cleanest title, it also becomes the first fully organic state.
Agricultural lands in the state were gradually converted to certified organic land by implementing practices and principles according to guidelines laid down in National Programme for Organic Production.
The National Programme for Organic Production standards for production and accreditation system has been recognized by European Commission and Switzerland.
Road-mobile launcher test of Agni-IV:
Agni-IV also called as Agni Prime will be flight tested from a road-mobile launcher on the Abdul Kalam Island (earlier called as Wheeler Island).
Agni – IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes.
It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000 km.
The army has already deployed the missile.
Climate-smart villages:
Madhya Pradeshhas started an ambitious plan to develop 1100 climate-smart villages with an aim to prepare farmers to manage the climate change risks.
The villages in the agro-climatic zones will be taken up under the National Agriculture Development Programme and Indian National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.
The focus on Climate-smart villages will be on integrated agriculture which comprises animal husbandry, fisheries in addition to traditional farming.
