Agribusiness

BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics pioneer UrbanKisaan

BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics pioneer UrbanKisaan

BVC is investing in the Indian start-up UrbanKisaan, which specializes in hydroponic...

Communicator on the move

Communicator on the move

A skilled PR professional plays a significant role in enhancing the brand value...

PHDCCI asks for early adoption of BIS specification for pet food, rational GST rates and revised animal health certificate

PHDCCI asks for early adoption of BIS specification for pet food, rational GST rates and revised animal health certificate

In a letter written to Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry,...

Nafed launches Fortified Rice Bran Oil to boost healthy living

Nafed launches Fortified Rice Bran Oil to boost healthy living

The rice bran oil from Nafed will be fortified and it will be ensured that it will...

IIT Kanpur launches e-Masters in Commodity Markets

IIT Kanpur launches e-Masters in Commodity Markets

IIT Kanpur has launched four new e-Masters programmes to overcome Covid-19 norms...

Mahindra’s farm equipment sector sells 22,843 units in India during May 2021

Mahindra’s farm equipment sector sells 22,843 units in India during May 2021

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the USD 19.4-billion...

Aqgromalin partners with TANUVAS

Aqgromalin partners with TANUVAS

By becoming an incubatee at VIF@TANUVAS, Aqgromalin helps to provide ‘Ready-to-Implement...

Amid Covid curbs, Indian sugar mills expect normal supply chains, exports

Amid Covid curbs, Indian sugar mills expect normal supply chains, exports

Even as the second wave of Covid-19 has forced the state governments to impose ‘night...

Herbal alternative helps you get rid of mosquito menace

We don’t once think about how chemical-laden repellents affect our health. But John...

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

India's dependence on imports, only 10 per cent in 1994-95, has gone up to about...

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a cooperatives-focused...

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Low sugar prices, much below the cost of production for the last several months,...

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

This FPO in Varanasi will be set up for processing high-value vegetable products....

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Some sweet sounds can be heard in the sugar industry. As per reports from ISMA,...

UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL Ltd. has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021 for Demonstrating...

302 lakh tonnes of sugar production estimated during current sugar season

302 lakh tonnes of sugar production estimated during current sugar season

The country is expected to produce 302 lakh tonnes of sugar during the 2020-21 sugar...

Maharashtra Farmers Need Immediate Drought Declaration, Rs 50,000/ha Aid: Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to immediately declare drought in severely affected areas amid...

States

India’s Lower Kharif Crop to Drive First Global Rice Production Decline in Over a Decade: IGC

India’s lower kharif rice crop is a key factor behind the IGC’s forecast of the first global rice production decline in more than...

International

PepsiCo Steps Up ESG Focus in India Across Water, Farming and Packaging

PepsiCo’s 2025 ESG update highlights its sustainability initiatives in India across regenerative agriculture, water conservation,...

Latest News

CropLife India Seeks Five-Year Regulatory Data Protection to Expand Farmers’ Crop Protection Choices

CropLife India has urged the government to introduce a five-year Regulatory Data Protection (RDP) regime to encourage investment in...

Agribusiness

15 Percent Monsoon Deficit Pushes Over Half of India into Drought, Raising Kharif Crop Concerns

More than 53 percent of India’s area has come under drought conditions, with monsoon rainfall 15 percent below normal. The deficit...

National

Government May Approve 8 New Urea Plants, Rs 80,000 Crore Investment Likely

The government may approve eight of the 14 applications received for new urea plants, with around Rs. 80,000 crore of investment expected...

National