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โญ๏ธIn Kalidasa's 'Abhijnana Shakuntalam' has reference of foxtail millets
๐พMillets were there in Yajur Veda's verses..... Sushruta's Samhita named khudhanya varga included various millets
๐ชด'Ragi thandheera' - a composition by Purandara Dasa highlighted the importance of finger millet ( ragi ) during his times.....
๐ฟKanakdasa personified ragi as the weaker sections of society through his metaphoric creation 'Ramadhanya Charithre'
๐Kautilya's Arthashastra has also mentioned millets with various properties....
๐ พ๏ธ Ain-i-Akbari, written by Abul Faxl, records millets and their cultivating regions... It is said that Mughal King Jahangir was fond of 'laziza', a fotlrm of bajra kichdi, mixed with peas which has its roots in Gujarat....
โ ๏ธIn April, 2018,Millets were rebranded as "NutriCereals", and the year 2018 was declared as the National Year Of Millets
๐ พ๏ธAnd now, this year marks the celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYM2023) โ ๏ธ
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โญ๏ธIn Kalidasa's 'Abhijnana Shakuntalam' has reference of foxtail millets
๐พMillets were there in Yajur Veda's verses..... Sushruta's Samhita named khudhanya varga included various millets
๐ชด'Ragi thandheera' - a composition by Purandara Dasa highlighted the importance of finger millet ( ragi ) during his times.....
๐ฟKanakdasa personified ragi as the weaker sections of society through his metaphoric creation 'Ramadhanya Charithre'
๐Kautilya's Arthashastra has also mentioned millets with various properties....
๐ พ๏ธ Ain-i-Akbari, written by Abul Faxl, records millets and their cultivating regions... It is said that Mughal King Jahangir was fond of 'laziza', a fotlrm of bajra kichdi, mixed with peas which has its roots in Gujarat....
โ ๏ธIn April, 2018,Millets were rebranded as "NutriCereals", and the year 2018 was declared as the National Year Of Millets
๐ พ๏ธAnd now, this year marks the celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYM2023) โ ๏ธ
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พ๏ธIYM, 2023 aims to contribute to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly;
๐SDG2 (ZERO HUNGER)
๐SDG3 (Good Health and well being)
๐SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth)
๐SDG 9 (Responsible consumption and production )
๐SDG 13 (Climate Action) and
๐SDG 15 (Life on Land)
๐SDG2 (ZERO HUNGER)
๐SDG3 (Good Health and well being)
๐SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth)
๐SDG 9 (Responsible consumption and production )
๐SDG 13 (Climate Action) and
๐SDG 15 (Life on Land)
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๐Read how each SDG Goal mentioned above gets fulfilled with the properties of Milletsโ
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๐ พ๏ธ Some facts about Millets:
๐พ Climate -resilient crops; can grow on arid lands with mininal inputs and maintenance ; are tolerant or resistant to diseases and pests and are more resilient to climate shocks than other cereals
๐พthey can grow in very poor (extreme word) and fertile soils in dryland conditionsand donot heavily deplete soil nutrients
๐พgood source of minerals, fibre, antioxidants and proteins; have low glycaemic index ; rich source for iron and are glutem free. Thus they have huge benefits in dealing with malnutrition, management of diseases like diabetes, heart conditions, anaemia as well as climate resilience and nutritional security โ ๏ธ
๐ พ๏ธ Some facts about Millets:
๐พ Climate -resilient crops; can grow on arid lands with mininal inputs and maintenance ; are tolerant or resistant to diseases and pests and are more resilient to climate shocks than other cereals
๐พthey can grow in very poor (extreme word) and fertile soils in dryland conditionsand donot heavily deplete soil nutrients
๐พgood source of minerals, fibre, antioxidants and proteins; have low glycaemic index ; rich source for iron and are glutem free. Thus they have huge benefits in dealing with malnutrition, management of diseases like diabetes, heart conditions, anaemia as well as climate resilience and nutritional security โ ๏ธ
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๏ธ After becoming a founding member in 1945, India took its first World Bank loan in 1949 - to develop the Indian Railways.
โ ๏ธThis was the first loan to an Asian country and the first to be signed by a woman.
#75YrsofWorldBankandIndia #IndiaAt75
โ ๏ธThis was the first loan to an Asian country and the first to be signed by a woman.
#75YrsofWorldBankandIndia #IndiaAt75
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Yesterday's video cover this topic extensively ๐
๐ พ๏ธ Number 7โ ๏ธ
๐ พ๏ธ Number 7โ ๏ธ
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Forwarded from CSR's IAS - Official UPSC/PSC Preparation Channel
These are the "contents" explained in details in the above video ๐
CSR's IAS - Official UPSC/PSC Preparation Channel pinned ยซhttps://youtu.be/39RBwbC5nUMยป