Agritech

Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers

Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers

Dr Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, an agricultural scientist in the Agronomy Division of...

Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution

Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution

Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...

Smartphone sensors: Uses and advantages in agriculture

Smartphone sensors: Uses and advantages in agriculture

Smartphone sensors are installed in the entire field to measure the temperature...

Rural Voice Special: How protected cultivation technology is benefiting the farmers

Rural Voice Special: How protected cultivation technology is benefiting the farmers

Five times more yield can be obtained through this technology as compared to traditional...

How farmers can increase their income by using IoT in agriculture

How farmers can increase their income by using IoT in agriculture

In IoT-based smart agriculture, farmers may easily get information about light,...

Testing milk adulteration at Rs 10 with a strip developed by NDRI, Karnal

Testing milk adulteration at Rs 10 with a strip developed by NDRI, Karnal

New methods are being devised to increase the SNF content and produce synthetic...

Mankind Pharma forays into agritech with the launch of Mankind Agritech

Mankind Pharma forays into agritech with the launch of Mankind Agritech

Mankind Pharma, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India, has announced...

Dhanuka Group inks MoU with Jaipur-based SKN Agriculture University

Dhanuka Group inks MoU with Jaipur-based SKN Agriculture University

The Dhanuka Group signed an MoU with Sri Karan Narendra (SKN) Agriculture University,...

SLCM Group receives patent for its ‘Agri Reach’ technology platform in the warehousing segment

SLCM Group receives patent for its ‘Agri Reach’ technology platform in the warehousing segment

SLCM’s proprietary centralized real-time process management system ‘Agri Reach’...

Retractable-roof polyhouse to give better crop protection, higher yields

Retractable-roof polyhouse to give better crop protection, higher yields

A retractable-roof polyhouse has a roof that can be opened and closed, partially...

How small distillation units benefit aromatic plant farmers

How small distillation units benefit aromatic plant farmers

The small distillation unit with 500 kg tank capacity costs about Rs 2.5 lakh while...

Bio-fertilizers blue-green algae and Azolla better nitrogen substitutes for crops

Bio-fertilizers blue-green algae and Azolla better nitrogen substitutes for crops

Bio-fertilizers blue-green algae and Azolla fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the...

IIT Kanpur develops nanotech to protect rice crop

IIT Kanpur develops nanotech to protect rice crop

A team of IIT Kanpur researchers has developed a novel nanoparticle-based BioDCM...

Cargill opens first food innovation centre in India

Cargill opens first food innovation centre in India

Ramping up its R&D focus, Cargill has opened the Cargill Innovation Center in Gurugram...

We need to make the youth “technology agents”: RS Paroda

We need to make the youth “technology agents”: RS Paroda

The second session of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NEDAC Awards 2021...

IIT Kanpur develops app-based soil testing device

IIT Kanpur develops app-based soil testing device

IIT Kanpur has developed a mobile-app-based soil testing device to potentially help...

Cabinet Approves ‘Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool’ with Rs 12,980 Crore Sovereign Guarantee

The Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to ensure affordable...

National

AIKS Appeals Farmers to Support LF in West Bengal and SPA in Tamil Nadu Elections

The All India Kisan Sabha has urged farmers to support Left Front in West Bengal and SPA in Tamil Nadu elections, citing MSP concerns,...

Politics

Cabinet approves Continuation of PM Gram Sadak Yojana-III up to March 2028

The Union Cabinet, led by Narendra Modi, has approved extending Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III till March 2028 with a revised...

National

Centre Clears 20 Lakh Ton Potato Procurement in UP; Boost for Chana and Tur Farmers of Andhra and Karnataka

The Centre has approved procurement of 20 lakh tonnes of potatoes in Uttar Pradesh under MIS, while enhancing chana procurement in...

National

UP Sugar Mills Crush 6.3 Million Tonnes Less Cane, Farmers Lose Rs 2,500 Crore, Yet Data Show Higher Production

A shortage in sugarcane supply to mills in Uttar Pradesh has exposed deep structural issues in the sugar sector. While higher recovery...

National

Government Steps Up Support for Exporters with RELIEF Expansion and Faster DGFT Approvals

The government has expanded the RELIEF scheme to support exporters facing rising costs due to West Asia tensions and added Egypt and...

National