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Self Help Groups (SHGs) have become important for
Financial Inclusion and women empowerment. Who initiated the pilot project on lending to Self Help Group in India?Solution
A self-help group (SHG) is a village-based financial intermediary usually composed of 10–20 local women. Self Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme (SHG-BLP) was started by NABARD in 1992-93 by piloting with 500 SHGs. Now more than 2 million SHGs having more than 30 million women are linked to banks.Â
‘Bagging’ or protective covering of fruit clusters is commonly used to protect against which type of pest?
A bacterial disease of silkworm turns the color of larva to black and emits the foul smell. Name of the disease is:
Which of the following is true about the immature scale insects?
Kerria sp. is a …. species of lac insect.
Chili leaf curl disease is spread by vector_________
___________signifies the separation between the old exocuticle and the epidermis, creating a narrow space that aids in the molting process.
Which of the following is not a natural predator of BPH?
Which insecticidal compound primarily interferes with the axonal transmission, prolonging the closure of sodium gated channels in the nervous system?
 Apis mellifera is also known as
Which of the following insects is the carrier of grassy stunt pathogenic virus?
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