Current Affair Category: Agriculture

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to develop Pollinator Corridors (Bee Corridors) along national highways as part of its sustainable infrastructure programme. This initiative reflects a shift from conventional roadside beautification plantations to ecologically useful green cover. What is a Bee Corridor? A Bee Corridor is a continuous stretch of vegetation along highways consisting of nectar- and pollen-rich […]

Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) is a farmer-centric, AI-powered Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) designed to be the “UPI of Agriculture.” It provides a single digital gateway for end-to-end farming support. Inauguration: February 17, 2026 (Jaipur, Rajasthan). Launched By: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma. Backbone: Built […]

Why in the news? The textile industry is one of India’s oldest and most significant employers. The Budget 2026 is making headlines because it signals a transition from fragmented policy-making toward a value-chain approach. It aims to move India beyond being just a “cost-competitive supplier” to becoming a “value-setting player” in the global fashion economy. […]

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 […]