Page-3 of Agriculture Current Affairs
False Smut Disease Devastates Punjab Paddy Crops
The 2025 kharif season in Punjab has witnessed severe damage to paddy crops due to false smut disease. Continuous rainfall and flooding disrupted essential anti-fungal spraying. This has...
National Pulses Mission Boosts Farmer Income and Production
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the National Pulses Mission and increased Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for rabi crops in 2025. These steps aim...
Farmers’ Suicides in India – 2023 Crisis Overview
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported 10,786 suicides among farmers and agricultural workers in India during 2023. Maharashtra and Karnataka accounted for the highest numbers. The data...
India’s Food Grain Storage Infrastructure Advances 2025
India’s record foodgrain production in 2024-25 has telld the critical role of storage infrastructure in securing national food security. With a harvest of nearly 354 million tonnes, including...
India’s Sustainable Livestock Transformation Initiatives
India has emerged as a global leader in sustainable livestock development. At the 2nd Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation held by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
PM-KISAN 21st Instalment Supports Flood-Hit Farmers
The Government of India released the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, prioritising farmers in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. These states recently...
Soilification Technology Enables Wheat Farming in Desert
The Central University of Rajasthan (CUoR) has pioneered a breakthrough in desert agriculture by successfully growing wheat in the arid lands of western Rajasthan. Using an indigenous bioformulation-based...
National Initiative on Water Security Launched in India
The Government of India has recently launched a major programme aimed at enhancing water security across rural areas. This initiative focuses on integrating water conservation with rural employment...
New Finless Snake Eel Species Discovered Off Colachel Coast
The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Kochi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has recently identified a new species of finless snake eel. Named Apterichtus...
India-Brazil Agritech Collaboration
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched the second edition of the Brazil–India Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech, known as Maitri 2.0, in New Delhi. This initiative aims...
India-US Corn Trade Dispute and Ethanol Policy
Recent tensions between India and the United States centre on corn trade. The U.S. demands India import American corn, but India remains largely self-sufficient. This dispute marks differences...
