1. The south-west monsoon could attain Kerala on Could 27, 5 days forward of regular and with a mannequin error of ±4 days. It is going to deliver seasonal rains to mainland India precisely a fortnight after unfolding over the intense south-east Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) has stated.
2. The federal government has set foodgrain manufacturing goal of 168.88 million tonnes (mt) for the kharif 2025 cropping season. That is up 1.5 per cent from the corresponding earlier season’s output.
3. The Centre has authorised an additional 28 lakh tonnes (lt) of rice for the ethanol programme, along with the 24 lt allotted earlier, bringing the whole allocation to 52 lt for the 2024–25 ethanol provide yr, which started in November 2024.
4. The Chhattisgarh authorities could should bear a lack of ₹3,000-3,600 crore to promote an estimated over 30 lakh tonnes (lt) of surplus paddy after consumers quoted decrease charges due to a requirement droop.
5. The US soyabean business is “cautiously optimistic” that India will present market entry for its produce and would really like the import responsibility to be “as little as doable”.
Printed on Could 11, 2025
