KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      To increase yield per hectare government of India introduced a programme called Green Revolution.

·      The Green Revolution (first) was launched in 1967-68

·      The second Green Revolution was launched in 1983-84.

·      Father of Green Revolution: Dr. Norman Borlaug

·      Father of Green Revolution in India: Dr. M.S Swaminathan

·      Green Revolution focused the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, and distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to farmers.

·      Punjab pioneered Green Revolution among the other states transforming India into a food-surplus country.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE