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Centre Sets Lower Foodgrain Target for 2026-27 Amid El Nino
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Why El Nino cuts India's foodgrain target: the monsoon link GS-III Agriculture answers must explain
The Centre lowered the 2026-27 foodgrain target because of El Nino conditions.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2002; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Amid El Nino conditions, the Centre has set a lower foodgrain production target for 2026-27.
El Nino, a warming of the central and eastern Pacific, is generally associated with weaker monsoon rainfall over India.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- The Centre has set a lower foodgrain production target for 2026-27 amid El Nino conditions.
- El Nino is a warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
- El Nino is generally associated with weaker monsoon rainfall over India.
- Kharif crops such as rice, pulses and oilseeds depend heavily on southwest monsoon rainfall.
- Foodgrains include cereals (rice, wheat, coarse cereals) and pulses.
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- El Nino is characterised by abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
- El Nino years are generally associated with deficient southwest monsoon rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.
- Foodgrains comprise cereals and pulses, while oilseeds are classified separately as non-foodgrain crops.
- La Nina, the opposite phase of the ENSO cycle, is generally associated with stronger monsoon rainfall in India.
મેઇન્સ
GS-III (Agriculture, Food Security): El Nino weakens the monsoon, threatening kharif output, farm incomes and food inflation, which is why the Centre has lowered its 2026-27 foodgrain target. Policy levers include buffer stocks, crop insurance (PMFBY), contingency crop planning and climate-resilient seeds. The way forward lies in expanding irrigation, promoting drought-tolerant varieties and improving early-warning-based advisories to farmers.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
- La Nina
- Movement of Jet Stream
- El Nino and Southern Oscillations
- Greenhouse effect at global level
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: C
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, whose first steel bridge in Maharashtra has been launched, is being built with technical and financial cooperation from which country?
- France
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: C — Correct: Japan — Japan is the partner, with Shinkansen technology and a concessional loan from JICA. • France — wrong: France has high-speed rail expertise through the TGV, but it is not the partner for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. • China — wrong: China operates the world's largest high-speed network but is not the partner for this corridor. • South Korea — wrong: South Korea runs the KTX network but is not the partner for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project.
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