February 11 , 2020
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	- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the celebrations of World Pulses Day in New Delhi.
 
	- Pulses are important to improve soil fertility. 
 
	- They also help to promote farm bio diversity by using intercropping methods.
 
	- The UN Pulses Day resolution was adopted in 2013 claiming the year 2016 as International Pulses Day.
 
	- The day is being celebrated since 2019.
 
	- India became self-sufficient in pulses since 2016-17. 
 
	- 2016 was celebrated as International Year of Pulses.
 

                                 
                            
                                
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