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The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in collaboration with the Development Innovation Lab-India, piloted an AI-based monsoon forecasting scheme for Kharif 2025 across 13 Indian states. Using a blended model that included Google's NeuralGCM, the ECMWF's AIFS, and 125 years of IMD rainfall data, the
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The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has implemented a satellite-based crop monitoring system under the FASAL programme, spearheaded by the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC). This initiative leverages multispectral and microwave satellite data to generate pre-harvest crop production estimates for 11 major crops, covering 20 states across 557
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India has launched initiatives to improve digital literacy among farmers. Smartphones are becoming widely available across India, and several strategies have been implemented to ensure even farmers without mobile phones can access digital services via support structures like Farmers Producer Organisations and
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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is actively promoting climate-resilient agricultural practices under the National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project. This initiative involves assessing the climate vulnerability of 651 districts and categorizing 310 as highly vulnerable. Through these assessments, climate-resilient technologies, like the system of rice intensification
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The Government of India is implementing an integrated strategy to enhance farmer incomes by increasing crop productivity, reducing production costs, offering remunerative returns, and promoting agricultural diversification. Significant budgetary allocations have been made, with an increase from Rs. 21,933.50 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released updated operational guidelines for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). These guidelines include comprehensive quality checks and validation processes for applications submitted under the National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP). Essential prerequisites such as insurable interest, land ownership or tenancy, and
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The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is proactively enhancing audit quality and sustainable practices through nationwide outreach programs and its inaugural Audit Firms Survey 2025. The initiatives aim to support small and medium-sized audit firms across India. Among other efforts, NFRA has launched 'Audit Practice Toolkits', revised auditing
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new guidelines requiring banks to provide customer services in regional languages to enhance the effectiveness of their service delivery. The guidelines advise banks to prepare board-approved policies for branch management, which include using trilingual materials—Hindi, English, and the regional language for
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The Ministry of Finance has introduced a Credit Assessment Model (CAM) aimed at enhancing the digital appraisal of loans for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This new model utilizes digitally available and verifiable data to facilitate automated loan appraisal processes, ensuring a fair and objective decision-making system for both
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The Department of Financial Services organized a comprehensive two-day National Seminar at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, for Presiding Officers of Debt Recovery Tribunals. The seminar, held on December 1-2, 2025, focused on enhancing legal and jurisprudential understanding among participants. Topics covered included the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act,
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The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, emphasized the Kashi Tamil Sangamam's role in fostering cultural unity between the northern and southern parts of India. Addressing the fourth edition of the event, the Vice-President highlighted the program's significance in celebrating the shared civilizational heritage of
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The Government of India's Offer for Sale (OFS) for a 6% stake in Bank of Maharashtra, launched on December 1, 2025, met with an impressive response on its opening day for non-retail investors. The sale, which includes a 5% equity share and an additional 1% green-shoe option, was