Current Affair Category: Agriculture

The Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation Reserve (GHGCR) has been a focal point of environmental tension in Karnataka for decades. The “news” surrounding it stems from a long-standing battle between industrial development (specifically a proposed “Film City”) and ecological preservation. Key Issues Surrounding Hesaraghatta (GHGCR): The struggle for Hesaraghatta highlights several systemic issues in how we […]

Why in the News? The scheme is currently in the news because the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, formally approved its implementation details on January 21, 2026. The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) is a flagship agricultural transformation initiative approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2025 (and officially launched in […]

Silent Public Health Disaster: Groundwater contamination causes skeletal deformities, fluorosis, and chronic illnesses in villages. Families spend scarce income on medical care, worsening poverty. Children face long-term cognitive and physical impairments. National Data Shows a Crisis: Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2024: nearly 20% of samples from 440+ districts exceed safe limits. Punjab: one-third of samples […]

Why in the News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore, announced that India is poised to become a global hub of natural farming. He highlighted the urgent need to shift from chemical-based agriculture to a science-backed natural farming model, linking it with soil health, farmer welfare, […]

Proposed in 2000 by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee, the Rare Earth Hypothesis suggests that while simple, microbial life may be common in the universe, complex multicellular life is likely rare. The hypothesis argues that a chain of many specific planetary and system-level conditions must align to produce and sustain complex life. Frequency of Earth-like […]

Kakinada port : Major Ports of India Why in the News? Cyclone Montha, a severe cyclonic storm intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, is making headlines due to its impending landfall near Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, Recently . Kakinada (also known as Coringa in historical contexts) is a major coastal city and port in Andhra Pradesh, […]

Why in News? Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently wrote to the Chief Ministers of all states urging them to immediately stop the “forced tagging” of nano-fertilisers or biostimulants along with conventional fertilisers like urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP). This action came in response to widespread complaints from farmers, who reported that retailers were […]

India-US Trade Deal Stalemate: The Dairy Dispute Why in News? The India-US trade negotiations have stalled primarily due to a disagreement over dairy imports. US President Donald Trump set an August 1 deadline for finalizing trade deals, warning of potential tariffs if no agreement is reached. India refuses to compromise on dairy imports, citing religious, […]

What is the National Working Plan Code? The National Working Plan Code (NWPC) is a guideline document issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, to regulate and standardize scientific forest management and planning in the country. A Working Plan is essentially a blueprint for the management of forests […]

Why in News ? Researchers subjected the rice plant, Oryza sativa, to low temperatures to test its adaptability. The study focused on the number and quality of seeds produced as indicators of adaptation. The landmark finding revealed that rice plants exposed to cold temperatures developed epigenetic changes in a gene called ACT1, enabling them to […]