Adopted during India's 2026 Presidency, the BRICS Indore Declaration establishes four pivotal agricultural networks focusing on digital farming, agroecology, seed rights, and genetic resources. It positions farmers at the core of global food security, climate resilience, and technological innovation.
Click to View MoreEl Niño disrupts global weather patterns, suppresses the Indian monsoon, and triggers massive economic losses. It drives up headline inflation, devastates rain-fed agriculture, and permanently stunts GDP growth, demanding urgent structural investments in climate resilience and proactive early warnings.
Click to View MoreThe 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan', running from June 1-30, 2026, tackles India's fertiliser import dependence and soil degradation. By promoting balanced nutrient management, climate-resilient practices, and decentralised Panchayat-level participation, it aims to ensure long-term agricultural sustainability and food security
Click to View MorePM Narendra Modi received the 2026 Agricola Medal from the FAO in Rome, honoring his leadership in global food security and sustainable agriculture. He highlighted India’s tech-driven, climate-resilient farming and nutrition initiatives.
Click to View MoreClimate change threatens Indian agriculture, with a 1°C warming reducing average national crop yields by approximately 8%. To protect rural livelihoods and food security, adopting climate-resilient strategies like early sowing, conservation agriculture, and stress-tolerant genetically modified crops is essential
Click to View MoreEscalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint, have disrupted energy and commodity supply chains, hitting Asia hardest. India faces risks to LPG supply and economic stability, prompting diversification and domestic output, while the IEA considers releasing strategic reserves.
Click to View MoreIndia invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to secure LPG supply during a global oil crisis. Despite the 2020 amendment aimed at market liberalization, the Act remains crucial for consumer protection, highlighting the ongoing policy challenge of balancing market freedom with supply regulation.
Click to View MoreThe government has paused the rice fortification scheme after an IIT Kharagpur study found nutrient loss during storage. Critics say universal fortification ignores anemia’s complex causes, risks groups like Thalassemia patients, and sidelines dietary diversity. The pause enables targeted, evidence-based, and nutrition-focused interventions.
Click to View MoreRiver Ranching is a scientific fisheries management initiative implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to restore depleted fish populations in India’s rivers. The programme involves releasing hatchery-reared fingerlings of native species into natural water bodies to enhance fish production, conserve riverine biodiversity, and strengthen ecological balance. Implemented by the Department of Fisheries with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) as the nodal agency, it covers major river basins such as the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Mahanadi. The initiative also supports sustainable inland fisheries, improves food security, and enhances the livelihoods of river-dependent communities while contributing to the broader goal of sustainable river ecosystem management.
Click to View MoreThe National Highways Authority of India has launched a first-of-its-kind Bee Corridor initiative to develop pollinator-friendly green stretches along National Highways. The project focuses on planting native, nectar- and pollen-rich species to ensure year-round food and habitat for honeybees and other pollinators. By addressing pollinator decline caused by habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change, the initiative aims to strengthen agricultural productivity, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. It also represents a shift towards nature-based, climate-resilient infrastructure, integrating ecological conservation with highway development and promoting sustainable growth.
Click to View MoreThe India - United States farm trade understanding allows limited imports of sorghum and distillers’ dried grains to support India’s rapidly growing animal feed demand while retaining the ban on genetically modified maize and soyabean to protect domestic farmers and biosafety standards. As India’s feed industry, producing about 60 million tonnes and valued at over ₹1.7 lakh crore, faces rising demand and productivity constraints, the agreement aims to balance feed security and cost stability with agricultural self-reliance, though concerns remain over future import dependence and the need to strengthen domestic crop productivity.
Click to View MoreAn Action Against Hunger report warns of a deepening global food crisis, centred on Africa and Nigeria, driven by conflict, climate shocks, economic collapse, and funding gaps. With 295 million food insecure, it exposes SDG-2 failure and urges urgent humanitarian-development-peace action.
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