Daily Current Affairs — 14 June 2025
3 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Agri Stack Under Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM)
In News The Ministry of Agriculture Farmers’ Welfare hosted the National Conference on Agri Stack under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM). Key Highlights of the Conference Emphasized the importance of digital land records and Aadhaar seeding for accurate farmer identification. The Ministry provided an overview of Agri Stack, including the integration of Farmer ID with flagship schemes like PM-KISAN, PMFBY, and KCC.
India and France Agree to Intensify Cooperation
Context External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging discussions with French counterpart and the two sides agreed to intensify bilateral cooperation in areas like defence, security, space and civilian-nuclear collaboration. Major Highlights of the India-France Relations India–France Strategic Partnership: It was launched on 26 January 1998 and is India’s first-ever Strategic Partnership. Core vision: Enhance strategic autonomy and deepen bilateral cooperation.
District & State Level Cells: Forest Rights Act, 2006
Context Recently, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned the establishment of 324 district-level FRA cells and 17 state-level FRA cells under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan to ‘facilitate’ implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006. What Are FRA Cells? FRA Cells are State and District-level administrative units created under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan (DAJGUA) to accelerate the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA).
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