1. The
Jadayaswamy festival, celebrated by the Badagas community in the Nilgiris,
honors the deity Jadayaswamy and showcases faith, devotion, and ancestral
traditions. Villagers from eight villages participate in a procession and
perform a firewalk at the Jadayaswamy temple near Kotagiri.
2. India's wheat production is
estimated to reach a record 115.3 million metric tonnes in 2024-25, driven by
scientific farming practices, improved irrigation, and better soil management.
Major producing states include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab, with
key export destinations being Nepal, Iraq, and South Korea.
3. Our
ancient ancestors were using bone tools at least 1.5 million years ago, roughly
a million years earlier than was previously thought, a study published last
week in the journal Nature reported.
4.In a sign of
stress in the agriculture sector, scheduled commercial banks, excluding
regional rural banks (RRBs), have seen a sharp increase of 42 per cent in bad
loans Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts, a revolving cash credit facility
offered to farmers, in the last four years.