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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

NDDB and MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation sign MoU at Bhopal cooperative conference

At a State Level Cooperative Conference in Bhopal on 13 April 2025, attended by Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation signed an MoU to expand cooperative milk collection.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Important

APEDA and Arunachal Pradesh host International Conclave cum Buyer-Seller Meet at Tawang

APEDA and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh hosted an International Conclave cum Buyer-Seller Meet at the Kalawangpo Convention Hall, Tawang, bringing together 11 buyers from 3 countries, 17 exporters and over 350 farmers, APEDA said on 12 April 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Pralhad Joshi and Yogi Adityanath review PM-KUSUM and PM Surya Ghar in Uttar Pradesh

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed PM-KUSUM, PM Surya Ghar and wheat procurement in Lucknow on 10 April 2025, with UP reaffirming its target of 22 GW of solar capacity.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 World Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan leads India at third BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting in Kathmandu

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan led India at the 3rd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting (BAMM) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 9 April 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) under PMKSY

The Union Cabinet on 9 April 2025 approved M-CADWM as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2025-26 with an initial outlay of ₹1,600 crore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Telangana Important

CCI procures 100 lakh bales of cotton under MSP in 2024-25; Telangana leads

The Cotton Corporation of India procured 100 lakh bales of cotton under MSP operations in the 2024-25 season up to 31 March 2025, with Telangana (40 lakh bales) leading, the Ministry of Textiles said on 8 April 2025.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu announces ₹216.73 crore livelihood schemes and deep-sea fishing harbours for Gulf of Mannar fishermen

On 7 April 2025, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced in the Assembly livelihood schemes worth ₹216.73 crore and fishing harbours at Thangachimadam, Pamban and Kundukal for fishermen in districts around the Gulf of Mannar.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah attends golden jubilee of IFFCO's Kalol plant, lays foundation of Beej Anusandhan Kendra in Gandhinagar

On 6 April 2025, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah attended the golden jubilee of IFFCO's Kalol plant in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and laid the foundation stone of the Beej Anusandhan Kendra (seed research centre).

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Jal Shakti Minister launches Water Resource Census app and portal

Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil launched the Water Resource Census application and portal in New Delhi on 3 April 2025 for four censuses, including the 7th Minor Irrigation Census and the first Census of Springs.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Cabinet includes Bihar's Kosi–Mechi intra-state link under PMKSY-AIBP; ₹3,652 crore central aid

The CCEA approved inclusion of Bihar's Kosi–Mechi Intra-State Link Project, costing ₹6,282.32 crore, under PMKSY-AIBP on 28 March 2025, with ₹3,652.56 crore central support and completion by March 2029.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves NBS rates for P&K fertilisers for Kharif 2025, about ₹37,216 crore

The Union Cabinet approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Kharif 2025 (1 April to 30 September 2025) on 28 March 2025, with a budget need of about ₹37,216.15 crore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Centre asks traders to declare wheat stocks every Friday from 1 April 2025

The Centre directed on 25 March 2025 that traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors must declare wheat stocks on a government portal from 1 April 2025 and every Friday after that.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Sikkim Important

APEDA facilitates first export of GI-tagged Dalle Khursani from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands

APEDA announced on 24 March 2025 the first export of GI-tagged Dalle Khursani chilli from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands, a 200 kg consignment of dried chillies.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Om Birla addresses the 45th Rabi All India Oilseeds Seminar in Agra, calls for self-reliance in oilseeds

On 23 March 2025, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed the 45th Rabi All India Oilseeds Seminar organised by the UP Oil Millers Association and urged steps to cut edible oil import dependence.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

Centre withdraws 20% export duty on onions with effect from 1 April 2025

The Department of Revenue issued Notification No. 19/2025-Customs on 22 March 2025, making the export duty on onions nil from 1 April 2025 and ending the 20% duty in force since 13 September 2024.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Punjab Important

Food Processing Ministry to support 100 new NABL-accredited food testing labs in 2025-26

Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu announced at Bathinda, Punjab, on 22 March 2025 that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries will fund 100 new NABL-accredited food testing laboratories in 2025-26.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

CSIR-IIIM Jammu and HAPICO Industries sign MoU to develop biopesticides

CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, signed an MoU with HAPICO Industries on 20 March 2025 to jointly develop novel biopesticides from medicinal and aromatic plants.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission with total outlay of ₹3,400 crore

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved the revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission with an additional ₹1,000 crore, taking the total outlay to ₹3,400 crore for the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).

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💹 Economy 📍 Assam Important

Cabinet approves ₹10,601 crore Namrup-IV brownfield ammonia-urea complex in Assam

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved a 12.7 LMT-a-year brownfield ammonia-urea complex (Namrup-IV) within the premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd at Namrup, Assam, at an estimated cost of ₹10,601.40 crore.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves revised National Programme for Dairy Development with ₹2,790 crore budget

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved the revised National Programme for Dairy Development, a Central Sector Scheme, adding ₹1,000 crore for a total of ₹2,790 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre approves procurement of 13.22 LMT tur under PM-AASHA as purchases pick up in major producing states

The Agriculture Ministry said on 13 March 2025 that tur procurement at MSP under the Price Support Scheme of PM-AASHA had picked up, with 1.31 LMT bought from 89,219 farmers in five states by 11 March.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Meghalaya Important

Jitendra Singh lays foundation of NECTAR's permanent campus in Shillong, says Northeast will be India's next saffron hub

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of NECTAR in New Shillong, Meghalaya, on 13 March 2025, and said Mission Saffron is making the Northeast India's next saffron hub after Pampore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Second Advance Estimates 2024-25: record output of rice, wheat, maize, groundnut and soybean

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare released the Second Advance Estimates of crop production for 2024-25 on 10 March 2025, projecting record output of kharif rice, wheat, maize, groundnut and soybean.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

KVIC distributes 2,050 bee boxes to 205 beekeepers in six states under Honey Mission

KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar distributed 2,050 bee boxes, honey colonies and toolkits to 205 beekeepers in six states under the Honey Mission, by video conference from New Delhi, on 8 March 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Telangana

Fisheries Startup Conclave 2.0 in Hyderabad launches Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge 2.0

The Department of Fisheries held the Fisheries Startup Conclave 2.0 in Hyderabad on 8 March 2025, where Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge 2.0 and the NFDP mobile app.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Centre notifies scheme for cooperative sugar mills to convert ethanol plants to multi-feedstock

The Department of Food and Public Distribution notified a scheme on 7 March 2025 under the modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme to help cooperative sugar mills convert sugarcane-based ethanol plants into multi-feedstock plants that can use maize and damaged food grains.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM Modi reviews cooperative sector; draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on 6 March 2025 to review the cooperative sector, at which the draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 was discussed.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Jitendra Singh flags off CSIR e-Tractor roadshow from Jammu to Kanyakumari

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh flagged off the CSIR-developed e-Tractor's nationwide roadshow from Jammu to Kanyakumari on 6 March 2025 and inaugurated an E-Tiller of CSIR-CMERI.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet approves revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme with new Pashu Aushadhi component

The Union Cabinet on 5 March 2025 approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26, adding a new Pashu Aushadhi component.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Amit Shah inaugurates workshop on sustainability and circularity in dairy sector; sets White Revolution 2.0 targets

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 'Workshop on Sustainability and Circularity in Dairy Sector' in New Delhi on 3 March 2025.

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