Topic

Agriculture

Current Affairs for Week 35 of 2026

  1. Mission Samriddh Gaon launched for self-reliant villages

    The Ministry of Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon on 26 August at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, aiming at poverty-free villages where every rural family has a sustainable livelihood. It begins as a pilot in two Madhya Pradesh blocks — Budni in Sehore district and Khategaon in Dewas district. The design rests on family-level household mapping, convergence of departmental schemes, integrated farming systems and the Lakhpati Didi model.

    Source: Ministry of Rural Development

  2. India’s first indigenous popcorn maize hybrid launched in Andhra Pradesh

    Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan launched India’s first indigenous, non-genetically- modified, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed on 24 August at Musunuru in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district. India currently depends on imported popcorn maize seed, and the Vice-President said the hybrid would help reduce that dependence and conserve foreign exchange.

    Source: The Hindu