Agriculture & Rural Current Affairs One-liners — Saari news

Sat, 16 May 2026

• PIB ke 16 May 2026 ke backgrounder ke mutabik global jaggery production mein India ka hissa 70% se zyada hai, India apne 20–30% sugarcane ko jaggery ke liye use karta hai aur 2015-16 se 2024-25 ke beech jaggery exports ki value 106.5% badhi.

Thu, 14 May 2026

• 12 May 2026 ko European Union ne September 2026 se EU ko aquaculture products export karte rehne wale deshon ki revised draft list mein India ko shamil kiya, jisse Regulation (EU) 2024/2598 ki chook door hui.

Wed, 13 May 2026

• 13 May 2026 ko CCEA ne marketing season 2026-27 ke liye 14 kharif crops ke MSP badhane ko manzoori di; paddy (common) ₹2,441 per quintal aur sabse zyada badhat sunflower seed (₹622) mein.
• 13 May 2026 ko DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia aur Mizoram CM Lalduhoma ne state ke GI-certified, pharma-grade ginger ke basis par ginger kheti aur value chain development ke liye ₹189.79 crore ka Mizoram Ginger Mission shuru kiya.

Tue, 12 May 2026

• 12 May 2026 ko Union Minister Jitendra Singh ne 16 states aur 3,000 se zyada sub-districts ke liye IMD ka pehla AI-driven 'Forecast of Monsoon Advance' aur Uttar Pradesh ke liye 1-km resolution rainfall forecast pilot launch kiya.
• 12 May 2026 ko India aur International Fund for Agricultural Development ne rural income aur resilience badhane ke liye 2026–2033 ka naya aath saal ka Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) launch kiya.

Mon, 11 May 2026

• 11 May 2026 ko Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh ki adhyakshata mein West Asia par IGoM ki 5th meeting mein bataya gaya ki India ke paas 60 din crude oil aur natural gas, 45 din LPG, aur Kharif 2026 ki 390.54 LMT zaroorat ke muqable 199.65 LMT fertiliser stock hai.
• 11 May 2026 ko Union Ministers JP Nadda aur Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Delhi mein SEHAT Mission launch kiya, jo agriculture ko nutrition, disease prevention aur farmer welfare se jodne wala ICAR-ICMR ka joint national mission hai.
• 11 May 2026 ko Textiles Ministry ne bataya ki National Jute Board 2023 se ISRO aur Jute Corporation of India ke saath BHUVAN JUMP app aur PATSAN web platform se Jute Crop Information System chala raha hai.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• 9 May 2026 ko Assam ke Aspirational District Baksa se ODOP honey ki 20 MT ki consignment USA bheji gayi; APEDA ki madad se yeh district ka pehla honey export hai.

Fri, 08 May 2026

• 8 May 2026 ko Ministry of Cooperation ne Aizawl mein cooperative reforms par doosra Regional Conference kiya, jo Mizoram mein aisa pehla conference tha aur jismein sabhi aath North-Eastern states aaye; pehla conference Jaipur mein hua tha.

Thu, 07 May 2026

• 7 May 2026 ko Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ke nirdesh par ICAR ke National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur ne Bihar mein litchi stink bug se fasal nuksaan ki study ke liye expert task force banayi, jo ek hafte mein report degi.

Tue, 05 May 2026

• 5 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne '5F' vision ke mutabik cotton yield aur quality badhane aur India ko cotton mein self-sufficient banane ke liye 2026–27 se 2030–31 tak ₹5,659.22 crore ke Mission for Cotton Productivity ko approve kiya.
• 5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne sugar season 2026–27 ke liye 10.25% basic recovery rate par ganne ka Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) ₹365 per quintal approve kiya, jo current season se 2.81% zyada hai.
• 5 May 2026 ko Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Rabi 2026 ke liye Karnataka mein 9,023 tonne sunflower ki MSP par kharid approve ki aur Rabi 2025-26 ke liye Maharashtra ki chana kharid limit 8,19,882 tonne kar di; dono se ₹4,886 crore se zyada ka MSP support milega.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• Agriculture Ministry ne 4 May 2026 ko bataya ki 1 May 2026 tak summer crops 81.60 lakh hectare mein boi gayi, jabki ek saal pehle yeh 79.00 lakh hectare tha; coarse cereals aur oilseeds badhe, rice ghata.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• Cooperation Minister Amit Shah ne 1 May 2026 ko Kargil mein ₹25 crore ke 10,000 litres/day dairy plant ki foundation rakhi aur Ladakh Milk Federation–Mother Dairy MoU hua.

Sun, 26 Apr 2026

• Agriculture Ministry ne 26 April 2026 ko kaha ~33.4 mn hectare mein boyi 2025–26 ki wheat mein koi bada pest/disease nahi; 0.6 mn hectare extra area February heat aur hailstorm ke nuksaan ki bharpai karega.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• 24 April 2026 ko Lucknow mein North Zone Agriculture Conference — Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM Yogi Adityanath aur 6 states + 3 UTs ke ministers.

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

• Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission ke tahat NCCF ne Bihar mein pehli baar masoor ki organised kharid shuru ki — 22 April 2026 tak 32,000 MT target mein se 100.4 MT.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

• 22 April 2026 ko Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Odisha mein moong, urad, groundnut, sunflower aur mustard ki central procurement approve ki — MSP value ₹1,428.31 crore+.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026

• 20 April 2026: additional 25 LMT wheat export approved; total 50 LMT wheat, 10 LMT products.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026

• PIB backgrounder (19 Apr 2026): horticulture output 2024-25 mein 370.74 million tonnes.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

• 18 April 2026: UP mein 20 LMT potato MIS ke under ₹6,500.9/tonne; AP chana, Karnataka tur bhi.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026

• 16 April 2026: Abhilaksh Likhi ne Bhimavaram cluster review kiya; AP ka fish production 64 lakh tonne.

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

• 14 April 2026: NAAS session; Dr. M.L. Jat — India saal mein ~33 million tonnes fertilizer use karta hai, bada hissa import.

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

• 13 April 2026: Raisen (MP) mein Unnat Krishi Mahotsav sampann; Chouhan ka task force, Gadkari ki Ring Road par sehmati.

Sun, 12 Apr 2026

• 12 April 2026: Finance Ministry ne kaha ki DoE ka 9 Jan 2026 ka letter — pulses, oilseeds, millets ke liye bonus policy align karo — sirf advisory tha.
• 12 April 2026: Raisen ke Advanced Agriculture Festival ke doosre din Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha aur Dewas ka agricultural roadmap release.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026

• 8 April 2026: Kharif 2026 (1 Apr–30 Sep) ke liye NBS rates approve; requirement ~₹41,533.81 crore.