| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-07-02 |
In addition, Japan will help India set up organic fertilizer plants.
organic fertilizer plants
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agriculture rural |
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-30 |
The new rural employment scheme will guarantee 125 days of employment instead of the current 100 days.
rural job guarantee days
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agriculture rural |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-30 |
The rural employment scheme MGNREGA is ending and is being replaced from 1 July by the 'Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rojgar and Aajeevika Mission Gramin' (VB-G RAM-G).
MGNREGA replacement scheme
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agriculture rural |
accurate |
95.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
India's pulse imports rose from about 25 lakh tonnes in 2020-21 (demand 277 lakh tonnes vs production 254 lakh tonnes) to 73 lakh tonnes by 2024-25, with import spending nearly quadrupling from ₹11,937 crore to ₹46,428 crore, even though India is the world's largest producer of pulses.
pulse import surge
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agriculture rural |
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
India imports 56% of the edible oil it consumes.
edible oil imports
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agriculture rural |
not checked |
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-28 |
Under the new scheme rural workers will get 125 days of employment versus 100 days under MGNREGA; the Centre will fund 60% and states 40% of the budget, whereas earlier the Centre paid the entire budget, and an unemployment allowance will be paid if work is not provided within the stipulated time.
new scheme provisions
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agriculture rural |
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-28 |
The MGNREGA scheme launched during the UPA government will end on 30 June and be replaced from 1 July by a new scheme (VB G Ram G Yojana), as announced by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
MGNREGA replacement
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agriculture rural |
not checked |
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-25 |
It is questionable whether India has become self-reliant (aatmanirbhar) in the food that comes to our plate (implying it has not).
food self-reliance
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agriculture rural |
not checked |
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