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Jayant Chaudhary inaugurates agri-business Skill Centre at CCS NIAM, Jaipur

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Shivraj Chouhan reviews drought-affected districts of Andhra Pradesh at Puttaparthi

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.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah holds 'Sahkar Samvad' with women cooperative workers in Ahmedabad

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Agritech Innovation Hub powered by IIT Ropar inaugurated at SVPUAT, Meerut

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Centre to fund fencing under MIDH and millet support under NFSM for Uttarakhand

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi

Shivraj Chouhan chairs ICAR's 96th Annual General Meeting

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.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah launches Sardar Patel Cooperative Dairy Federation at Anand on 4 years of Cooperation Ministry

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Shivraj Chouhan attends sixth convocation of SKUAST-Kashmir

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

WOAH recognises India's first Equine Disease-Free Compartment at RVC Centre, Meerut

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Shivraj Chouhan announces ₹150-crore Clean Plant Centre for Srinagar after J&K review

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Centre considering ₹100-crore Integrated Aqua Park for J&K under PMMSY Phase-II

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Kharif sowing reaches 262.15 lakh hectare by 27 June

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Telangana Important

Amit Shah inaugurates National Turmeric Board headquarters in Nizamabad

On 29 June 2025 in Nizamabad, Telangana, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the headquarters of the National Turmeric Board.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

Centre issues Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Cabinet approves International Potato Centre's South Asia Regional Centre at Agra

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.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Punjab Important

First consignment of rose-scented litchi flagged off from Pathankot to Doha

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.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

SECI's green ammonia tender to supply 13 fertilizer plants

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal

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

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Karnataka Important

Centre and Karnataka to jointly pay price difference to Totapuri mango farmers

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi Important

DAHD and FAO hold One Health Communication Strategy workshop under Pandemic Fund project

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.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Amit Shah addresses International Year of Cooperatives seminar and opens MACCIA headquarters in Mumbai

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Ukraine

India and Ukraine hold first Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture

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

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu

Kamlesh Paswan inaugurates Garuda Aerospace's agri-drone indigenisation facility in Chennai

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi Must know

Agri Stack conference: MoUs with four states, ₹6,000 crore Special Central Assistance for Farmer Registry and crop survey

On 13 June 2025 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, the Agriculture Ministry held the National Conference on Agri Stack: Turning Data into Delivery.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet 2025 in Indore; inland fish output up 142% since 2013-14

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Centre approves PSS procurement of summer moong in Haryana, UP and Gujarat and groundnut in UP

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi Important

ICRISAT launches Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India

Amit Shah reviews the world's largest cooperative food grain storage scheme

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan launched from Odisha

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet raises MSP for 14 kharif crops for 2025-26; paddy at ₹2,369 a quintal

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.

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