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India hosts Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026 and announces new solar programme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on 21 October 2026 the inauguration of the three-day AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026. The government will launch an ambitious agrivoltaic programme under the next phase of the PM-KUSUM scheme to help farmers generate solar power on the same land used for crops.

Read the explainer Press release 2326059Official release from pib.gov.in ↗
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NBA distributes Rs 1.19 crore to State and UT Biodiversity Boards

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced on 17 October 2026 that the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 1.19 crore to 29 State Biodiversity Boards and one Union Territory Biodiversity Council. These funds, collected from companies using agricultural biological resources like maize, rice, pearl millet, and cotton, are intended for biodiversity conservation and community welfare.

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State Biodiversity Boards and the Union Territory Biodiversity Council
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On 19 October 2026: seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17) · Several states
Press release 2324757Official release from pib.gov.in ↗ Explainer
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