Why National Bamboo Mission is in news?

The National Bamboo Mission recently launched the Management Information System to strengthen the domestic Agarbatti industry.

What is  National Bamboo Mission ?

National Bamboo Mission

-The National Bamboo Mission was launched in 2018-19.

-It aims to boost the domestic Agarbatti units .

What is Beema Bamboo ?

-Beema Bamboo is a variety of Bamboo. It is a higher biomass yielding bamboo species.

-It is one of the fastest growing plants. It grows to a height of one and a half feet in day.

-Beema Bamboo is one of the  best carbon sink to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

What is Management Information System( MIS Module)?

-In MIS datawill be collected from Agarbatti production, availability of raw materials, location of stick making units, production capacity, functioning of units, etc.

-The system will act as an intermediary between the production units and the Agarbatti industry (as a whole). This will help to fill the information gaps.