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AI-Powered Sorting Technology Targets Quality and Labour Challenges in the Arecanut Industry

AI-Powered Sorting Technology Targets Quality and Labour Challenges in the Arecanut Industry

Agrograde, a physical AI startup developing technologies to automate fresh-produce...

From Jowar to Smart Farming: Know How Google is Expanding AI in Agriculture

From Jowar to Smart Farming: Know How Google is Expanding AI in Agriculture

Google is expanding AI initiatives in India across agriculture, education and small...

UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have identified how the PAP26b gene regulates...

Wingsure Launches COFFEA Platform to Turn Verified Farm Data into Intelligence for Coffee Sector

Wingsure Launches COFFEA Platform to Turn Verified Farm Data into Intelligence for Coffee Sector

Wingsure has launched COFFEA, a deep-tech platform that captures and verifies farm-level...

Himachal Agri University Study Finds Direct-Seeded Rice Cuts Emissions, Saves Water and Shows Carbon Credit Potential

Himachal Agri University Study Finds Direct-Seeded Rice Cuts Emissions, Saves Water and Shows Carbon Credit Potential

Multi-year research in Himachal Pradesh shows that the direct-seeded rice method...

First Badri Calf Born Through OPU-IVF Technology, Boosting Conservation of Uttarakhand’s Indigenous Breed

First Badri Calf Born Through OPU-IVF Technology, Boosting Conservation of Uttarakhand’s Indigenous Breed

In a significant achievement for the conservation and genetic improvement of indigenous...

BIO-NIVESH Launched to Connect Biotech Innovation with Investment, Support India’s $300 Billion Bioeconomy Goal

BIO-NIVESH Launched to Connect Biotech Innovation with Investment, Support India’s $300 Billion Bioeconomy Goal

DBT and BIRAC have launched BIO-NIVESH to connect biotechnology startups, investors...

NABARD, IMD Sign MoU to Deliver Actionable Weather Insights to Farmers Through DiCRA

NABARD, IMD Sign MoU to Deliver Actionable Weather Insights to Farmers Through DiCRA

Under the MoU, IMD will provide a range of agromet data products through DiCRA,...

How India-first Google AI models are driving local impact and going global

How India-first Google AI models are driving local impact and going global

Google DeepMind’s India-first AI models, Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU)...

IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Cost Technology to Remove Arsenic and Fluoride from Groundwater

IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Cost Technology to Remove Arsenic and Fluoride from Groundwater

The system removes two major groundwater contaminants within minutes, offering strong...

VNR VJIET, IIMR Develop Patented Automated Millet Roti Maker to Make Healthy Eating Easier

VNR VJIET, IIMR Develop Patented Automated Millet Roti Maker to Make Healthy Eating Easier

VNR VJIET and ICAR-IIMR researchers have secured an industrial design patent for...

Automated Onion Grading System Cuts Manual Labour by Nearly 80% at Pimpalgaon Market

Automated Onion Grading System Cuts Manual Labour by Nearly 80% at Pimpalgaon Market

Agrograde has deployed an automated onion grading system at Pimpalgaon in Maharashtra...

Scientists Identify Wheat Gene Mutation That Could Boost Yields by Up to 10%

Scientists Identify Wheat Gene Mutation That Could Boost Yields by Up to 10%

University of Idaho scientists have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene...

ICRISAT Secures Gene Editing Licence to Develop Climate-Resilient Crops for Smallholder Farmers

ICRISAT Secures Gene Editing Licence to Develop Climate-Resilient Crops for Smallholder Farmers

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has secured...

Digital Green's AI Farming Assistant Crosses 10 Lakh Users

Digital Green's AI Farming Assistant Crosses 10 Lakh Users

Available in five languages, FarmerChat offers timely, context-aware guidance across...

World Bank-Commissioned Open AgriTrace Stack Aims to Build Trusted Digital Traceability System for Indian Agriculture

World Bank-Commissioned Open AgriTrace Stack Aims to Build Trusted Digital Traceability System for Indian Agriculture

TRST01 has developed the Open AgriTrace Stack (OATS), a World Bank-commissioned...

Cyclone Arnab Threatens Kharif Harvest as Heavy Rain Raises Crop Loss Fears

Cyclone Arnab threatens kharif harvesting and post-harvest storage as heavy rain and strong winds affect eastern India, with further...

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ISMA Welcomes E100 Recognition, Sees Boost to Ethanol Mobility and Farmer Income

ISMA has welcomed the CMVR amendment recognising E100 alongside E85 for flex-fuel vehicles. The association projects that wider adoption...

National

Rajasthan Declares 80 Tehsils in 14 Districts Drought-Hit, Suspends Farm Loan Recovery for Six Months

Rajasthan has declared 80 tehsils across 14 districts drought-affected, with 69 classified as severely affected. The six-month notification...

States

Telangana Declares Drought in 365 Mandals Across 31 Districts

Telangana has declared 365 mandals across 31 districts drought-affected for the 2026 Kharif season, including 111 severely affected...

States

Cabinet Approves Rs 7,396 Crore Scheme to Strengthen Rural Governance

The Union Cabinet has approved the Rs 7,395.55-crore Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana for 2026-27 to 2030-31. Covering over...

Rural Connect

Global Wheat Outlook Improves as Timely Rains Ease Crop Concerns

Timely rainfall has improved global wheat and small-grain production prospects, easing earlier concerns over shortages and food inflation....

International