GIAHS Programme: The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informed the Lok Sabha that India currently hosts three Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) is a Food and Agriculture Organization’s programme launched at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002. It was launched in response […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service
ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and ICAR have launched an AI-based context-specific Agromet Advisory Service to boost farming. ICRISAT’s AI-based Agromet Advisory Service is a new initiative harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to provide real-time, personalized climate advisory services to farmers. It aims […]
India Ranks Second Globally in Fish Production
India Ranks Second Globally in Fish Production: India has once again affirmed its strong position in the global fisheries sector, securing the second rank in fish production worldwide, according to Union Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Rajiv Ranjan Singh. The announcement was made during a meeting in Kolkata, where the minister chaired discussions with […]
ICAR’s AI-Powered Agromet Advisory
ICAR’s AI-Powered Agromet Advisory: ICRISAT and ICAR have launched an AI-powered, context-specific Agromet Advisory Service for climate-resilient agriculture. ICAR’s AI-Powered Agromet Advisory is a real-time, personalised climate advisory system developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to assist smallholder farmers in making informed agricultural decisions amid rising climate risks. Jointly launched by ICRISAT […]
Maharashtra Grants Agricultural Status to Livestock and Poultry Farming
Maharashtra Grants Agricultural Status to Livestock and Poultry Farming: The state of Maharashtra has become the first in India to grant agricultural status to livestock and poultry farming. This decision, approved by the Maharashtra Cabinet on July 11, 2025, recognizes the vital role of animal husbandry in the rural economy and aims to bring parity […]
Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection API
Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection API: Google recently launched the Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection (AMED) API that provides information on crops and field activity across India. AMED is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based open-source application programming interface (API) launched by It provides field-level crop data, specifically helping in monitoring crops and detecting agricultural events at […]
National Turmeric Board Inaugurated in Telangana
National Turmeric Board Inaugurated in Telangana: The Union Home Minister inaugurated the headquarters of the National Turmeric Board in Nizamabad, Telangana, fulfilling a 40-year-old demand of turmeric farmers.A specialized statutory body set up by the Government of India to promote, regulate, and support the turmeric sector, from production to export. Headquarters: Nizamabad, Telangana – a […]
International Potato Centre
International Potato Centre: The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to establish the International Potato Centre (CIP)’s South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. International Potato Centre was founded in 1971 as a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato and Andean roots […]
MSC Certification for Chilka Lake’s Mud Crab Fishery
MSC Certification for Chilka Lake’s Mud Crab Fishery: To boost India’s inland fisheries, a joint initiative led by ICAR-CIFRI (Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute) and Chilika Development Authority (CDA) aims to secure Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for Chilika Lake’s mud crab fishery. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organisation promoting sustainable […]
Price Support Scheme
Price Support Scheme: The Union Agriculture Minister recently approved a move to procure moong and urad in Madhya Pradesh and urad in Uttar Pradesh under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). Price Support Scheme (PSS) is implemented by the Government of India under India’s umbrella scheme “PM-AASHA” (Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan), launched in 2018. […]
