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🔆 The New Era of Indian Agriculture & Allied Sectors 📍 Why in News? ✅ PIB has highlighted the transformation of India’s agriculture and allied sectors, driven by higher production, farmer support, digitalisation, diversification and stronger market linkages. 📍 Agricultural Economy ✅ Agriculture & Allied GVA increased from ₹20.94 lakh crore (2014-15) to an estimated ₹52.08 lakh crore (2025-26). ✅ Agriculture provides livelihoods to approximately 46.1% of the workforce. ✅ Foodgrain production rose from 265.05 MT → 376.56 MT. ✅ Horticulture production rose from 280.70 MT → 377.78 MT. ✅ Oilseeds production increased from 27.51 MT → 43.06 MT. 📍 Farmer Support ✅ PM-KISAN: Over ₹4.47 lakh crore transferred through 23 instalments. ✅ PMFBY: Claims worth ₹1.96 lakh crore disbursed up to December 2025. ✅ MSP procurement: Increased from 698.7 MT (2004-14) to 1,229.2 MT (2014-26). ✅ KCC: 7.28 crore operational accounts with ₹10.08 lakh crore outstanding. 📍 Sustainable Agriculture ✅ 26.09 crore Soil Health Cards issued. ✅ PKVY: 18.93 lakh hectares covered. ✅ MOVCDNER: 2.36 lakh hectares under organic farming. ✅ NMNF: 10.32 lakh hectares covered through 18,893 clusters. ✅ PM-KUSUM: Nearly 11.49 lakh off-grid solar pumps installed. 📍 Markets & Rural Institutions ✅ 10,000 FPOs registered by July 2026. ✅ 63,707 PACS onboarded on national ERP-based software. ✅ e-NAM: 1,656 mandis integrated, with 1.89 crore farmers registered. ✅ 12,353 agricultural storage infrastructure projects sanctioned, providing 369.18 LMT capacity. 📍 Food Processing & Exports ✅ Agricultural exports increased from $32.08 billion → $54.70 billion between 2014-15 and 2025-26 — around 70.5% growth. ✅ Share of processed food exports increased from 13.7% → 20.4%. ✅ PM Kisan Sampada Yojana created 294.21 LMT/annum processing & preservation capacity and 9.16 lakh employment opportunities. 📍 Digital Agriculture ✅ Over 10.31 crore Farmer IDs created. ✅ Digital Crop Survey covered 31.3 crore plots across 648 districts. ✅ National Pest Surveillance System: 10,000+ extension workers covering 73 crops and 436 pests. ✅ BharatVistaar: Served 3 lakh+ farmers and addressed 72 lakh+ queries. 📍 Livestock & Dairy ✅ India remains the world’s leading milk producer, accounting for nearly 25% of global output. ✅ Milk production increased by 70% to 248 MT (2024-25). ✅ India ranks 2nd in egg production and 4th in meat production globally. ✅ Livestock sector recorded 12.77% CAGR since 2014-15. 📍 Fisheries ✅ Fish production reached 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25. ✅ Seafood exports increased to around $8.46 billion in 2025-26. ✅ Under PMMSY, infrastructure support includes fish transportation units, vending units, kiosks, cold storages and wholesale fish markets. 📍 Prelims Facts ✅ Digital Agriculture Mission → Farmer IDs + Digital Crop Survey ✅ e-NAM → 1,656 mandis integrated ✅ India → World’s leading milk producer ✅ Egg production → 2nd globally ✅ Meat production → 4th globally ✅ Agricultural exports 2025-26 → $54.70 billion ✅ Foodgrain production 2025-26 → 376.56 MT.

🌾 M. S. Swaminathan Birthday (7 August) – Full Name: Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan Date of Birth: 7 August 1925 Birth Place: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Known As: Father of India's Green Revolution Profession: Agricultural Scientist, Geneticist & Plant Breeder Important Facts for Exams 🌾 Led the Green Revolution in India during the 1960s–70s. 🌱 Introduced High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds of wheat and rice in India. 🇮🇳 Helped India become self-sufficient in food grain production. 🤝 Worked closely with Norman Borlaug, the Father of the Green Revolution. 🌍 Coined and promoted the concept of the "Evergreen Revolution"—higher productivity with environmental sustainability. 🏛️ Served as Director General of ICAR (1972–1979). 🌾 Founded the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai in 1988. 🏆 First Indian to receive the World Food Prize (1987). 🇮🇳 Awarded Padma Shri (1967), Padma Bhushan (1972), Padma Vibhushan (1989). 🥇 Awarded Bharat Ratna (2024, posthumously). 🧬 Specialized in Genetics and Plant Breeding. 🌾 The National Commission on Farmers (2004) was chaired by him and is popularly known as the Swaminathan Commission. 💰 Recommended that Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be at least 50% above the comprehensive cost of production (C2 + 50%). 🌍 Advocated sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and climate-resilient farming. 📅 Passed away on 28 September 2023 in Chennai at the age of 98. 🌾 डॉ. एम. एस. स्वामीनाथन जयंती (7 अगस्त) – पूरा नाम: मंकोंबू संबासिवन स्वामीनाथन जन्म: 7 अगस्त 1925 जन्म स्थान: कुंभकोणम, तमिलनाडु प्रसिद्ध नाम: भारत की हरित क्रांति के जनक (Father of Green Revolution in India) क्षेत्र: कृषि वैज्ञानिक, आनुवंशिकीविद् (Geneticist) एवं पादप प्रजनक (Plant Breeder) 📌 महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य 🌾 भारत में हरित क्रांति का नेतृत्व किया। 🌱 गेहूँ एवं धान की उच्च उपज देने वाली (HYV) किस्मों के प्रसार में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई। 🇮🇳 भारत को खाद्यान्न उत्पादन में आत्मनिर्भर बनाने में अहम योगदान दिया। 🤝 नॉर्मन बोरलॉग के साथ मिलकर कार्य किया। 🌍 "एवरग्रीन रिवोल्यूशन (Evergreen Revolution)" की अवधारणा दी, जिसका उद्देश्य पर्यावरण संरक्षण के साथ कृषि उत्पादन बढ़ाना है। 🏛️ भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद (ICAR) के महानिदेशक (1972–1979) रहे। 🌾 वर्ष 1988 में चेन्नई में एम. एस. स्वामीनाथन रिसर्च फाउंडेशन (MSSRF) की स्थापना की। 🏆 1987 में विश्व खाद्य पुरस्कार (World Food Prize) प्राप्त करने वाले प्रथम भारतीय बने। 🇮🇳 पद्मश्री (1967), पद्म भूषण (1972) और पद्म विभूषण (1989) से सम्मानित हुए। 🥇 2024 में मरणोपरांत भारत रत्न से सम्मानित किए गए। 🧬 इनकी विशेषज्ञता आनुवंशिकी एवं पादप प्रजनन में थी। 🚜 राष्ट्रीय किसान आयोग (2004) के अध्यक्ष रहे, जिसे स्वामीनाथन आयोग के नाम से जाना जाता है। 💰 आयोग ने न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य (MSP) को समग्र लागत (C2) + 50% के आधार पर निर्धारित करने की सिफारिश की। 🌱 सतत कृषि, जैव विविधता संरक्षण एवं जलवायु-अनुकूल कृषि के प्रबल समर्थक थे। 🕊️ 28 सितंबर 2023 को चेन्नई में उनका निधन हुआ।

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🌾 ICAR Establishment (Foundation) Day 2026 – Important Facts 📅 Foundation Day: 16 July (celebrated every year) 🎉 2026: 98th Foundation Day 🏛️ Established: 16 July 1929 🏛️ Former Name: Imperial Council of Agricultural Research 📍 Headquarters: New Delhi 🇮🇳 Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 🏢 Department: Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) ⚖️ Status: Autonomous organization under DARE 🌾 Role: Apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing agricultural research, education and extension in India. 🌱 Research Areas: Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Animal Sciences, Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Engineering. 🏫 Network: Around 101 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural universities, making it one of the world's largest national agricultural research systems. 👨‍🔬 Current Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR): Dr. Mangi Lal Jat (2026). 🌾 Vision: Sustainable agriculture, food and nutritional security, and farmer prosperity through science and innovation. 🌾 आईसीएआर (ICAR) स्थापना दिवस 2026 – महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य 📅 स्थापना दिवस: 16 जुलाई (प्रतिवर्ष मनाया जाता है) 🎉 वर्ष 2026: 98वाँ स्थापना दिवस 🏛️ स्थापना: 16 जुलाई 1929 🏛️ पूर्व नाम: इम्पीरियल काउंसिल ऑफ एग्रीकल्चरल रिसर्च (Imperial Council of Agricultural Research) 📍 मुख्यालय: नई दिल्ली 🇮🇳 मंत्रालय: कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय 🏢 विभाग: कृषि अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा विभाग (Department of Agricultural Research and Education - DARE) ⚖️ स्थिति: DARE के अंतर्गत एक स्वायत्त (Autonomous) संगठन 🌾 मुख्य भूमिका: भारत में कृषि अनुसंधान, कृषि शिक्षा एवं कृषि प्रसार (Extension) का समन्वय, मार्गदर्शन और प्रबंधन करने वाली सर्वोच्च संस्था। 🌱 प्रमुख अनुसंधान क्षेत्र: कृषि, उद्यानिकी, मत्स्यिकी, पशु विज्ञान, प्राकृतिक संसाधन प्रबंधन एवं कृषि अभियांत्रिकी। 🏫 नेटवर्क: लगभग 101 ICAR संस्थान एवं 71 कृषि विश्वविद्यालय, जिससे यह विश्व की सबसे बड़ी राष्ट्रीय कृषि अनुसंधान प्रणालियों में से एक है। 👨‍🔬 वर्तमान सचिव (DARE) एवं महानिदेशक (ICAR): डॉ. मंगी लाल जाट (2026) 🌾 दृष्टि (Vision): विज्ञान एवं नवाचार के माध्यम से सतत कृषि, खाद्य एवं पोषण सुरक्षा तथा किसानों की समृद्धि सुनिश्चित करना।

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Which communication model includes Source, Message, Channel and Receiver? किस संचार मॉडल में Source, Message, Channel एवं Receiver शामिल हैं?

Which stage comes immediately after 'Interest' in the Adoption Process? स्वीकृति (Adoption) प्रक्रिया में 'Interest' के बाद कौन-सा चरण आता है?

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Diffusion of Innovations theory was proposed by: नवाचार प्रसार (Diffusion of Innovations) सिद्धांत किसने दिया?

Who defined Extension Education as an "applied science of human behaviour"? प्रसार शिक्षा को "मानव व्यवहार का अनुप्रयुक्त विज्ञान" किसने कहा?

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