New Seed Act and Revised Pesticide Act to Increase Agricultural Production and Farmer Income

Exam-focused facts from the 5 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the implementation of a new Seed Act and a revised Pesticide Act.
The announcement was made during a press conference in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, to improve agricultural production and farmers' income.
The Central Government is updating a digital platform under the Ek Bharat initiative to provide a single-point information source for farmers.
An Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system has been developed to facilitate access to essential agricultural information.