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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

APEDA flags off first export of Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Jammu & Kashmir to Singapore

APEDA flagged off the first export shipment of premium Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Shopian and Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, to Singapore on 16 July 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

ICAR marks 98th Foundation Day; 386 improved crop varieties developed in the past year

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 98th Foundation Day on 16 July 2026, with Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan saying ICAR developed 386 improved varieties across 44 crops in the past year.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

CCEA approves National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026) on 15 July 2026 to attract new investment in gas-based urea plants.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal Important

Shivraj Chouhan reviews West Bengal projects with CM Suvendu Adhikari

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting in Kolkata with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on 14 July 2026, covering 19 infrastructure projects worth over ₹82,000 crore and an ₹8,508 crore rural development package.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMFME Scheme crosses 2 lakh credit-linked beneficiaries

Union Minister Chirag Paswan marked loan sanctions to over 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises under the PMFME Scheme at an event in New Delhi on 11 July 2026.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Switzerland Important

Codex Commission (CAC49) in Geneva adopts India-led standards for coriander seeds, curry leaves, large cardamom and vanilla

The 49th Codex Alimentarius Commission session in Geneva, held from 6 to 10 July 2026, adopted seven India-led texts, including standards for dried coriander seeds, fresh curry leaves, large cardamom and vanilla, and approved India's proposal for a cashew kernel standard.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Vice-President launches Letter of Authorisation for high seas fishing and Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) framework for sustainable fishing in the high seas and the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission Document in Bhubaneswar on 9 July 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Centre approves copra and Totapuri mango procurement for Tamil Nadu

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of 87,226 MT of copra at MSP and 96,879 MT of Totapuri mangoes under the Market Intervention Scheme for Tamil Nadu in 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

National workshop on FMD compartmentalisation and zoning opens in Bhubaneswar

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying held a national workshop on compartmentalisation and zoning for Foot & Mouth Disease in Bhubaneswar on 8 July 2026, supporting the goal of FMD-free status by 2030.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jharkhand Important

APEDA helps export Amrapali mangoes from Jharkhand's women-led FPCs to Dubai

APEDA facilitated the commercial export of 2 MT of Amrapali mangoes from Gumla and Deoghar in Jharkhand to Dubai on 3 July 2026, sourced from women-led farmer producer companies (announced 7 July).

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Ministry of Cooperation marks 5th Foundation Day; nine national-level cooperatives in place

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the 5th Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation on 6 July 2026, citing nine national-level cooperative societies and a database of over 32 crore members.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases first instalment of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G

Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first instalment (Mother Sanction) of Rs 25,863 crore to States under VB-G-RAM-G on 5 July 2026, and said no State will have a wage rate below Rs 300 a day.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

15 fertiliser vessels cross Strait of Hormuz; Q1 urea output beats target

The Department of Fertilizers said on 5 July 2026 that 15 vessels carrying fertilisers and raw materials for India had safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, and that urea output in April-June 2026 reached 71.55 LMT against a target of 67.86 LMT.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Onion procurement price for buffer raised 13% to Rs 2,125 per quintal

The government raised the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 to Rs 2,125 per quintal, effective 4 July 2026, with procurement through NAFED and NCCF.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

APEDA flags off first export of Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from J&K to UAE

APEDA facilitated the virtual flag-off of the first export shipment of Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Shopian and Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir to Abu Dhabi and Dubai (announced 4 July 2026).

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

Amit Shah and Shivraj Chouhan review below-normal rainfall due to El Nino

Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed below-normal rainfall and possible drought in parts of India due to El Nino on 3 July 2026, urging a shift to low-water crops such as fodder, millets and pulses.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Department of Commerce holds Chintan Shivir on seafood opportunities under India-EFTA TEPA in Chennai

The Department of Commerce held a Chintan Shivir on opportunities for the seafood sector under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement at the Chennai Trade Centre on 3 July 2026, on the sidelines of Seafood Expo Bharat 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

'Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas' mock drill tests response to zoonotic outbreak in Vidisha

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying conducted 'Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas', the third national mock drill under the National One Health Mission, at Khari village, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from 29 June to 3 July 2026, simulating an animal Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

ICAR expert committee to examine falling Totapuri mango prices in Andhra Pradesh

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed ICAR to set up a high-level expert committee, chaired by ICAR-CISH Lucknow Director Dr T. Damodaran, to examine the fall in Totapuri mango prices in Andhra Pradesh (announced 3 July 2026).

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

CCEA approves better-quality rice under PMGKAY with lower broken-grain limits

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 2 July 2026 approved cutting the permissible broken grains in PMGKAY rice to 10% for raw rice and 5% for parboiled rice, the first revision of PDS rice specifications in nearly three decades.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

Borjuli wild rice site in Assam's Sonitpur notified as Biodiversity Heritage Site

The Borjuli site in Sonitpur district of Assam, identified under an NRAA-funded wild rice conservation project, has been notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site, the Ministry of Agriculture said on 2 July 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches VB-G RAM G Yojana nationwide from Tirupati district

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Yojana nationwide from Mukkavaripalli village in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh on 2 July 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

ICAR-Seychelles agriculture MoU signed; INS Tarkash and Ikshak conclude Port Victoria call

ICAR and Seychelles' Agriculture Department signed an MoU and a five-year Work Plan (2026-2031) during the Prime Minister's visit to Seychelles, and INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded their Port Victoria port call on 29 June 2026, according to releases of 1 July 2026.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

APEDA facilitates first commercial export of GI-tagged Rewa Sundarja mangoes to UAE

APEDA facilitated the first commercial export of GI-tagged Rewa Sundarja mangoes from Madhya Pradesh, a one-tonne consignment shipped to the UAE on 26 June 2026, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 June.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Department of Fertilizers holds pre-EOI meeting for Green Urea plants; Pudimadaka 150 TPD pilot is the benchmark

The Department of Fertilizers said on 26 June 2026 that it held a pre-Expression of Interest meeting at PDIL headquarters, Noida, for setting up Green Urea plants in India, using NTPC NETRA's 150 TPD pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, as the benchmark.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

ICAR-CISH and APEDA sea-shipment protocol takes Andhra Banganapalle mangoes to Singapore by sea

The Agriculture Ministry and APEDA said on 25 June 2026 that Banganapalle mangoes from Andhra Pradesh reached Singapore by sea under a scientific sea-shipment protocol developed by ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, with APEDA.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Shivraj-Yogi meeting in Lucknow: MSP procurement extended to 8 July, 6.18 lakh PMAY-G houses for Uttar Pradesh

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, meeting Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on 25 June 2026, handed over approvals extending MSP procurement of wheat, gram and masoor till 8 July 2026 and sanctioning 6,18,482 PMAY-G houses for the state.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Europe Important

First-ever Indian mango promotion events held in Iceland, at Reykjavik and Akureyri

The Embassy of India in Reykjavik and APEDA held the first-ever Indian mango promotion events in Iceland on 24 June 2026 in Reykjavik and on 25 June 2026 in Akureyri, North Iceland.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi Important

Amit Shah launches NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in and three other initiatives in New Delhi

Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in, along with DRISHTI, ERP and NAFED Kalyan, in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre reviews Kharif preparedness amid El Niño concerns; 315 districts flagged for contingency plan

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed Kharif preparedness with States on 23 June 2026 as rainfall ran about 43% below normal, with 315 districts identified as potentially affected.

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