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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM Modi releases 23rd PM-KISAN instalment at Paschimbanga Divas celebrations in Tarakeswar

On 20 June 2026 at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal, PM Narendra Modi joined Paschimbanga Divas celebrations and released the 23rd PM-KISAN instalment of over ₹18,880 crore.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Odisha Important

APEDA facilitates first-ever export of dried whole egg powder from Odisha to Austria

APEDA announced on 20 June 2026 the first-ever commercial export of dried whole egg powder from Balangir, Odisha, to Austria.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre approves procurement of pulses and oilseeds under PSS in UP, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Haryana

On 18 June 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Foundation stone laid for ₹31.21 crore Integrated Aqua Park at Bhojpur; NFDB Regional Centre opens in Patna

On 15 June 2026 in Bihar, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and CM Samrat Choudhary laid the foundation stone of an Integrated Aqua Park at Vanasaur Fish Seed Farm, Bhojpur, and inaugurated the NFDB Regional Centre at Patna.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Six new urea plants since 2014 add 76.2 LMT capacity; urea output hit record 314.07 LMT in 2023-24

A Department of Fertilizers note of 14 June 2026 says six new mega urea plants added 76.2 LMT of annual capacity since 2014, and urea production rose from 225 LMT in 2014-15 to a record 314.07 LMT in 2023-24.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Shivraj Singh Chouhan lays foundation of model Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Berkhedi Jetu, Vidisha

On 14 June 2026 at Berkhedi Jetu in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of a model Krishi Vigyan Kendra, planned as a 49-acre live laboratory of modern farming.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Madhya Pradesh Must know

16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Indore adopts 'Indore Declaration'

The 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, held on 12–13 June 2026 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, under India's Presidency, concluded on 13 June with unanimous adoption of the Indore Declaration.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority reconstitutes Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity under Dr P. L. Gautam

The National Biodiversity Authority has reconstituted its Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity for one year under Section 13(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, with Dr P. L. Gautam as Chair.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Horticulture output estimated at record 3,777.76 lakh tonne in 2025-26 (Second Advance Estimates)

On 11 June 2026, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare released the Second Advance Estimates of 2025-26, putting horticulture production at 3,777.76 lakh tonne from 301.51 lakh hectares.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

India secures continued EU market access for aquaculture, honey, eggs and animal casings beyond September 2026

On 8 June 2026, the Commerce Ministry said India has been included in the EU's list of countries authorised to export aquaculture products, eggs, honey and animal casings beyond September 2026 under an amended EU regulation.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Assam Must know

APEDA facilitates first export of GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi from Assam to Dubai

On 7 June 2026, APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi, one metric tonne, from Assam to Dubai.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana to develop 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra under 'Smart Agriculture'

On 7 June 2026 at Kurukshetra University, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a 2,000-acre natural farming cluster in Kurukshetra district under the 'Smart Agriculture' initiative with Haryana Agricultural University.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Jharkhand Must know

APEDA facilitates first export of fresh mangoes from Jharkhand to the UK

On 4 June 2026 in Kolkata, APEDA flagged off the first commercial consignment of fresh mangoes from Jharkhand, 1.5 tonnes of Amrapali mangoes from an all-women FPC in Simdega, to the United Kingdom.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' to be launched nationally from Ramsiya village, Raisen (MP) on 1 June

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the nationwide 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' would begin on 1 June 2026 from Ramsiya village in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Centre exempts all customs duties on cotton imports from 1 June to 31 October 2026

On 30 May 2026 the Central Government temporarily exempted all customs duties on import of cotton from 1 June 2026 till 31 October 2026 to improve cotton availability for the textile sector.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

IMD updated forecast: 2026 monsoon likely below normal at 90% of LPA as El Niño develops

In its second-stage forecast on 29 May 2026, IMD said the 2026 southwest monsoon (June–September) rainfall is likely to be 90% of the Long Period Average (±4%), with an 84% probability of below-normal or less rainfall.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Kharif Conclave 2026 begins; foodgrain output crosses 3,765 lakh tonnes, India No. 1 in rice

Opening the two-day Kharif Conclave-2026 at NASC Complex, Pusa, on 28 May 2026, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said foodgrain production has exceeded 3,765 lakh tonnes and India has overtaken China as the world's largest rice producer.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Third Advance Estimates 2025-26: record foodgrain output of 376.56 million tonnes

The Third Advance Estimates for 2025-26, released on 27 May 2026, put India's foodgrain production at a record 376.563 million tonnes, about 18.8 million tonnes (5.3%) above 2024-25.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tripura Important

Scindia launches ₹236 crore 'Mission Queen Pineapple' for Tripura's GI-tagged pineapple

On 27 May 2026 DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Tripura Chief Minister launched 'Mission Queen Pineapple', a ₹236 crore three-year convergence initiative to build a value chain around Tripura's GI-tagged Queen Pineapple.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Mizoram Important

Fisheries projects worth ₹32.15 crore launched in Mizoram at North-East regional review in Aizawl

At a North-East regional review meeting in Aizawl on 26 May 2026, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated and laid foundation stones of fisheries projects worth about ₹32.15 crore in Mizoram under PMMSY and FIDF.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Cold-water fisheries emerging as a pillar of India's Blue Economy; J&K leads trout output

India's cold-water fisheries now produce around 7,000 tonnes a year, with Jammu & Kashmir the leading trout producer at about 3,010 tonnes in 2024-25, the Fisheries Ministry said on 23 May 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Chhattisgarh

Raipur workshop reviews 2 lakh new cooperatives, grain storage plan and White Revolution 2.0

On 22 May 2026 the Ministry of Cooperation held a regional workshop at Raipur to review the formation of 2 lakh new M-PACS, dairy and fisheries cooperatives and the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the cooperative sector.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Europe Must know

PM Modi receives FAO's Agricola Medal 2026 at FAO Headquarters in Rome

On 20 May 2026 the Food and Agriculture Organization conferred its Agricola Medal for 2026 on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its Rome headquarters, for leadership on food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Important

Scindia launches ₹167-crore 'Mission on Arunachal Kiwi' for cluster-based kiwi value chain

On 20 May 2026 DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the 'Mission on Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh', a cluster-based kiwi cultivation and value-chain mission with an outlay of about ₹167 crore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states

On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Nagaland Important

Scindia launches ₹175-crore Mission 'Coffees of Nagaland' with Arabica and Robusta pilot clusters

On 18 May 2026 DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the ₹175-crore Mission 'Coffees of Nagaland', a cluster-based coffee value-chain mission with pilot clusters at Tuophema (Arabica) and Ghotovi (Robusta).

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Agriculture Ministry simplifies household pesticide licensing and fertiliser registration under 'Reform Express'

On 18 May 2026 the Agriculture Ministry reviewed reforms under the 'Reform Express', including a one-page licence form for selling household pesticides, QR codes in place of paper leaflets and digital integration of all 649 customs ports for farm imports.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah inaugurates Madhur Dairy's ₹128-crore plant at Dashela, Gandhinagar

On 17 May 2026 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Madhur Dairy's new plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, built for about ₹128 crore with a processing capacity of 2.5 lakh litres of milk a day.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers to come up in West Tripura; dairy training centre at CEAH Bengaluru

The outcomes of PM Narendra Modi's visit to the Netherlands, released on 17 May 2026, include an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers in West Tripura and an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence on Training in Dairy at CEAH, Bengaluru.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Sikkim Important

Sikkim celebrates its 51st Statehood Day; Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan addresses event in Gangtok

On 16 May 2026 Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan addressed Sikkim's 51st Statehood Day celebrations in Gangtok, where 21 MDoNER-supported projects worth ₹223 crore were inaugurated or had foundation stones laid.

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