Agriculture & Rural Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 11 Jul 2025

• On 11 July 2025, Union MoS (IC) Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated a Skill Centre at the Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (CCS NIAM), Jaipur.

Thu, 10 Jul 2025

• On 10 July 2025 at Puttaparthi, Sri Sathya Sai district, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed drought-affected districts of southern Andhra Pradesh with state ministers and officials.

Wed, 09 Jul 2025

• On 9 July 2025 in Ahmedabad, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah held a 'Sahkar Samvad' with women from the cooperative sectors of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, as part of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025.

Tue, 08 Jul 2025

• On 8 July 2025, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated the Agritech Innovation Hub at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, powered by IIT Ropar.

Mon, 07 Jul 2025

• On 7 July 2025 in Delhi, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and announced MIDH funds for fencing against wild animals and NFSM funds to promote the millets Mandua and Jhingora.
• On 7 July 2025 at the National Agricultural Science Complex, New Delhi, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired the 96th Annual General Meeting of ICAR.

Sun, 06 Jul 2025

• On 6 July 2025 in Anand, Gujarat, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah marked four years of the Ministry of Cooperation by launching the multi-state Sardar Patel Cooperative Dairy Federation Limited and unveiling its logo.

Fri, 04 Jul 2025

• On 4 July 2025 in Srinagar, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended the sixth convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K) and conferred degrees.

Thu, 03 Jul 2025

• On 3 July 2025, the World Organisation for Animal Health recognised India's first Equine Disease-Free Compartment, at the Remount Veterinary Corps Centre & College, Meerut Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh.
• On 3 July 2025 in Srinagar, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed agriculture with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and announced a ₹150-crore Clean Plant Centre in Srinagar under MIDH.

Wed, 02 Jul 2025

• On 2 July 2025 in Srinagar, Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the Centre is considering a ₹100-crore proposal for an Integrated Aqua Park in Jammu and Kashmir under PMMSY Phase-II.

Mon, 30 Jun 2025

• On 30 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare reported kharif sowing of 262.15 lakh hectare as on 27 June 2025, against 235.44 lakh hectare a year earlier.

Sun, 29 Jun 2025

• On 29 June 2025 in Nizamabad, Telangana, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the headquarters of the National Turmeric Board.
• On 29 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued the 'Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands' to help States and UTs simplify rules and promote agroforestry.

Wed, 25 Jun 2025

• On 25 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved establishing the International Potato Centre (CIP)'s South Asia Regional Centre at Singna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Mon, 23 Jun 2025

• On 23 June 2025 at Pathankot, Punjab, APEDA facilitated the flag-off of the first consignment of 1 metric tonne of rose-scented litchi to Doha, Qatar.
• On 23 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said SECI's tender for 7,24,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year for 13 fertilizer plants was nearing final bid submission.

Sun, 22 Jun 2025

• On 22 June 2025 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited and reviewed the ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering.

Sat, 21 Jun 2025

• On 21 June 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy agreed that the Centre and the State will jointly pay mango farmers in Karnataka the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes.

Fri, 20 Jun 2025

• On 20 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization held a One Health Communication Strategy Workshop under a Pandemic Fund-supported project.
• On 20 June 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed a national seminar on the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 and inaugurated the new headquarters of MACCIA.

Wed, 18 Jun 2025

• On 18 June 2025, India and Ukraine held the first meeting of their Joint Working Group on Agriculture in virtual mode.

Sat, 14 Jun 2025

• On 14 June 2025 in Chennai, Union MoS for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan inaugurated Garuda Aerospace's Agri-Drone Indigenization Facility and 300 Centres of Excellence.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025

• On 13 June 2025 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, the Agriculture Ministry held the National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery.
• On 13 June 2025 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the Department of Fisheries held the Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet 2025 chaired by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

• On 12 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Government approved procurement of 54,166 MT of summer moong under the Price Support Scheme in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, and 50,750 MT of groundnut in Uttar Pradesh.

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

• ICRISAT, with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, launched the ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture in New Delhi on 3 June 2025.

Mon, 02 Jun 2025

• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of the world's largest cooperative food grain storage scheme in New Delhi on 2 June 2025.

Thu, 29 May 2025

• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the 15-day Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan from Sakhigopal in Puri district and at ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 29 May 2025, aiming to reach over 1.5 crore farmers.

Wed, 28 May 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 May 2025 approved higher Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26, with common paddy raised by ₹69 to ₹2,369 per quintal.