Union Agriculture Minister to hold high-level talks with West Bengal leadership, review flagship schemes and engage directly with jute farmers, scientists and women SHGs to strengthen rural livelihoods.Key HighlightsUnion Agriculture & Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan begins a two-day visit to West Bengal.High-level discussions
Latest Agriculture Ministry data shows paddy acreage expanding over normal levels, while delayed sowing impacts pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals and cotton during the 2026 Kharif season.Key HighlightsTotal Kharif sowing reaches 632.69 lakh hectares as of July 10, 2026.Rice cultivation rises to 114.69 lakh hectares, exceeding
Union Agriculture Minister unveils a national roadmap linking tree plantation with family traditions, rural development, sustainable agriculture and Mission LiFE to build a Green India.Key HighlightsUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches an expanded 'Vriksh Mitra Abhiyan' to transform environmental protection into a nationwide people's movement.Nearly
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu presents Modified UDAN guidelines, outlining expanded funding, stronger regional connectivity, airport development and tourism-focused aviation growth.Key HighlightsMinistry of Civil Aviation holds stakeholder workshop on the Modified UDAN Scheme at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.Modified UDAN aims to develop 100 new
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurates Daman's first commercial flight, strengthening tourism, business travel, seafood exports and regional connectivity under the UDAN scheme.Key HighlightsAlliance Air launches the first direct Delhi–Daman–Delhi flight from the newly operational NAMO Airport, Daman.Flight inaugurated by Union Civil Aviation
MoFPI-backed pilot training programme at ITC Trichy combines hands-on industrial learning with assured employment, strengthening India's food processing workforce.Key HighlightsNIFTEM-Thanjavur launches pilot Short-Term Skill Training Programme (STSTP) for Assistant Baking Technician (NSQF Level 3).Programme conducted in collaboration with ITC Ltd – Integrated Consumer Goods Manufacturing
Three-day summit at Hotel Samrat focuses on practical AI adoption, digital governance, leadership transformation and responsible use of generative AI under the IndiaAI Mission.Key HighlightsITDC, SCOPE and LBSNAA jointly launch the three-day 'AI Champions for Digital Governance' Summit in New Delhi.Summit held from July 13–15,
Union Tourism Minister emphasises promoting simple and accessible Hindi in official work, highlights Hindi version of the 'Incredible India' platform, and releases 'Rajbhasha Shabd Sangam' dictionary.Key HighlightsHindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Tourism met in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Tourism Minister