Agriculture & Rural Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 01 Jan 2025

• The overall outlay is ₹69,515.71 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• The extension from 1 January 2025 till further orders will cost up to about ₹3,850 crore.

Mon, 30 Dec 2024

• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled the three-segment project at the Secretariat in Velagapudi on 30 December 2024.
• The Agriculture Ministry released rabi area coverage as on 30 December 2024, showing 614.94 lakh hectares sown.

Sat, 28 Dec 2024

• Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi visited the FCI office and godown in Agartala on 28 December 2024 and approved, in principle, an FCI regional office for Tripura.

Thu, 26 Dec 2024

• The Madhya Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on 26 December 2024 gave administrative approval of ₹28,798 crore for projects under the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river link project and approved the MP Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2024.

Wed, 25 Dec 2024

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Linking National Project at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, on 25 December 2024, the 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched 1,542 new Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies at Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, on 25 December 2024.
• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 10,000 newly established Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, along with dairy and fisheries cooperatives, in New Delhi on 25 December 2024.

Tue, 24 Dec 2024

• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Milma's milk powder factory at Moorkanad near Valanchery, Malappuram, on 24 December 2024.

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched cooperative initiatives in Tripura and inaugurated or laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹668 crore in Dhalai on 22 December 2024.

Sat, 21 Dec 2024

• The Ministry of Textiles and SASMIRA launched a 15,000 sq m demonstration centre for agro-textiles in Navsari, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024 in the presence of Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2025 season on 20 December 2024.
• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, FAO and ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel held a stakeholder workshop in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on 20 December 2024.
• A DST-supported project run by ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management is training Chhattisgarh farmers to diagnose crop diseases with the low-cost Foldscope, PIB reported on 20 December 2024.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveiled Kisan Kavach, a first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit for farmers, on 17 December 2024.

Mon, 16 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR based Pledge Financing (CGS-NPF) with a ₹1,000 crore corpus on 16 December 2024.
• Two agreements to boost the minor forest produce and dairy sectors in Chhattisgarh were signed in the presence of Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on 16 December 2024.

Sat, 14 Dec 2024

• The Reserve Bank of India raised the limit for collateral-free agricultural loans, including loans for allied activities, from ₹1.6 lakh to ₹2 lakh per borrower, effective 1 January 2025.

Wed, 11 Dec 2024

• On 11 December 2024, in India, the Centre revised wheat stock limits applicable until 31 March 2025, cutting the limit for traders and wholesalers from 2,000 MT to 1,000 MT.

Fri, 06 Dec 2024

• On 6 December 2024, at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, Haryana Police used tear gas to stop a group of 101 farmers who had begun a foot march to Delhi, and the march was suspended for the day.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

• On 29 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $98 million loan for 'Building India's Clean Plant Programme' to give horticulture farmers certified disease-free planting material.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

• On 28 November 2024, the Centre decided that the Food Corporation of India will offload 25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat through e-auction under the Open Market Sales Scheme (Domestic) 2024 to moderate open-market prices.

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

• On 26 November 2024 (National Milk Day) in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, putting 2023-24 milk production at 239.30 million tonnes.
• On 26 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of NAFSCOB and a national meeting of Rural Cooperative Banks.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the National Mission on Natural Farming as a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of ₹2,481 crore till 2025-26.

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

• On 23 November 2024, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024 winners, to be given on National Milk Day, 26 November, in New Delhi, and added a special award for North Eastern Region States.
• On 23 November 2024 in New Delhi, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the 91st General Council meeting of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and proposed a five-year plan to raise sugar mills' funding to ₹25,000 crore.

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

• On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said 28 ideas under the Tomato Grand Challenge have been funded for prototype development and mentorship, out of 1,376 received.

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

• On 21 November 2024 in New Delhi, Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh marked World Fisheries Day by launching the 5th Marine Fisheries Census, a National Plan of Action on Sharks and other initiatives, and presenting awards to Kerala, Telangana and others.