Agritech

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...

ICAR-NIHSAD Scientists Develop First Indigenous Live Attenuated African Swine Fever Vaccine for Pigs

ICAR-NIHSAD Scientists Develop First Indigenous Live Attenuated African Swine Fever Vaccine for Pigs

India has developed its first indigenous live attenuated African Swine Fever (ASF)...

BiofuelCircle Raises Rs 35 Crore Bridge Funding to Expand Biomass Supply Chain Ahead of Series B

BiofuelCircle Raises Rs 35 Crore Bridge Funding to Expand Biomass Supply Chain Ahead of Series B

BiofuelCircle has secured Rs 35 crore in bridge funding from existing investors...

Agrizy Upgrades Innovation Lab to Speed Up Food Product Development for Global Brands

Agrizy Upgrades Innovation Lab to Speed Up Food Product Development for Global Brands

Agrizy has revamped its Food & Beverages Innovation Lab to strengthen R&D and accelerate...

Crystal Crop Protection, Corteva Partner to Develop Advanced Crop Protection Solutions for Indian Farmers

Crystal Crop Protection, Corteva Partner to Develop Advanced Crop Protection Solutions for Indian Farmers

Crystal Crop Protection and Corteva have signed a collaboration and supply agreement...

New High-Oleic Groundnut Varieties Identified to Improve Farmer Returns and Support India's Edible Oil Goals

New High-Oleic Groundnut Varieties Identified to Improve Farmer Returns and Support India's Edible Oil Goals

ICAR's AICRP-G has identified two new high-oleic groundnut varieties, ICGV 201214...

TakeMe2Space, QOSMIC Join Hands to Develop India's Indigenous Laser-Based Satellite Data Relay Network

TakeMe2Space, QOSMIC Join Hands to Develop India's Indigenous Laser-Based Satellite Data Relay Network

TakeMe2Space and QOSMIC have partnered to develop India's first indigenous Optical...

ICAR-APEDA Sea Shipment Protocol Slashes Mango Export Costs, Opens New Global Markets

ICAR-APEDA Sea Shipment Protocol Slashes Mango Export Costs, Opens New Global Markets

ICAR and APEDA have successfully demonstrated the commercial export of Banganapalli...

IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Sustainable Method for Lead Removal from Acidic Wastewater

IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Sustainable Method for Lead Removal from Acidic Wastewater

Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a sustainable biological process that...

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI and Syngenta Partner to Accelerate AI-Powered Agriculture in India

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI and Syngenta Partner to Accelerate AI-Powered Agriculture in India

Announced at Bharat Innovates 2026 in France, the collaboration aims to equip Indian...

Gramik Expands Rural Quick-Commerce Network in Uttar Pradesh, Reaches Over 7 Lakh Farmers

Gramik Expands Rural Quick-Commerce Network in Uttar Pradesh, Reaches Over 7 Lakh Farmers

Gramik has expanded its rural quick-commerce network in Uttar Pradesh with 30 dark...

Global Agritech Funding Dips 3% to $16.2 Billion as Investment Focus Shifts

Global Agritech Funding Dips 3% to $16.2 Billion as Investment Focus Shifts

AgFunder's latest report highlights growing investment in deeptech, climatetech,...

Sugar Crisis: Policy Failures, Faulty Estimates and the Cost of Ignoring Research

Sugar prices in India are reaching record levels, but the crisis is not solely the result of depleted stocks. Flawed production estimates,...

Opinion

Govt Acknowledges Sugar Production Significantly Below Initial Estimate

The government has acknowledged that India’s current-season sugar production is estimated to be around 306 LMT from the initial 343...

National

India’s Kharif Sowing Trails Last Year by 1.50% as Rainfall Deficit Persists

India’s kharif sowing stood at 1,056.70 lakh hectares as of 21 August 2026, down 1.50 percent from a year earlier, with lower acreage...

National

ICAR Registers 16 New Indigenous Livestock and Dog Breeds, Total Count Reaches 262

ICAR has recognised 16 new indigenous livestock and dog breeds across nine species, taking India’s registered breed count to 262....

National

Soybean Oil Imports May Hit Record 6.2 Lakh Tonnes in August as Festive Demand Builds

India’s soybean oil imports may hit a record 6.20 lakh tonnes in August as festive demand rises and sunflower supplies remain disrupted....

National

India Allows 10 Lakh Tonnes of Duty-Free Raw Sugar Imports to Curb Record Prices

India has allowed duty-free imports of up to 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar until October 31, 2026, as the government moves to boost...

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