RAS question
The South India Natural Farming Summit 2025, inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 19 November 2025, was held in which city?
Correct answer: (B) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 19 November 2025 was held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Explanation
The venue was Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, as confirmed by the Prime Minister's official release on the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025. The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 19 November 2025 and was scheduled from 19 to 21 November 2025. The summit was organised by the Tamil Nadu Natural Farming Stakeholders Forum to promote sustainable, eco-friendly and chemical-free agricultural practices, and to push natural and regenerative farming as a viable, climate-smart model for India's agricultural future. Its regional character is also clear from the expected participation: over 50,000 farmers, natural farming practitioners, scientists, organic input suppliers, sellers and other stakeholders from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Bengaluru is in Karnataka, but the PMO release identifies the summit venue as Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
- (C) Thiruvananthapuram is in Kerala, whereas the cited official release places the summit at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
- (D) Hyderabad is in Telangana, but Telangana was listed among participating regions, not as the host venue.
Concept
This tests the Indian Economy theme of agriculture, especially natural farming, sustainable practices and farmer-market linkages. RAS often asks such current-affairs locations because they connect government-backed agricultural initiatives with regional economy and climate-smart farming debates.