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Leads Connect Launch  AI-enabled ICCRI and Agri  Intelligence Platform KEDAR–PARVATI

Leads Connect Launch AI-enabled ICCRI and Agri Intelligence Platform KEDAR–PARVATI

KEDAR–PARVATI is a next-generation large-scale intelligence platform for risk management....

IIT Ropar To Lead National AI Push In Agriculture Under Rs 990 Crore Initiative

IIT Ropar To Lead National AI Push In Agriculture Under Rs 990 Crore Initiative

The Government of India has selected IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI as the Centre of Excellence...

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and...

ICRISAT and Partners Announce Release of the World’s First Three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid

ICRISAT and Partners Announce Release of the World’s First Three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid

Unlike conventional pearl millet hybrids that involve two parents, a three-way hybrid...

Agrinnovate India Facilitates Transfer of ICAR’s FMD Vaccine Technologies to Reliance Life Sciences

Agrinnovate India Facilitates Transfer of ICAR’s FMD Vaccine Technologies to Reliance Life Sciences

The Technology License Agreement aims to boost indigenous vaccine development, strengthen...

Pralhad Joshi Releases India’s First Standard for Electric Agricultural Tractors to Boost Safe and Sustainable Farm Mechanisation

Pralhad Joshi Releases India’s First Standard for Electric Agricultural Tractors to Boost Safe and Sustainable Farm Mechanisation

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi released IS 19262:2025, India’s first Indian Standard...

ICAR-NBAIR Transfers Eco-Friendly ‘Shatpada’ Pest Management Technologies to Industry

ICAR-NBAIR Transfers Eco-Friendly ‘Shatpada’ Pest Management Technologies to Industry

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has transferred two eco-friendly...

First-Time Maize Hybrid Seed Production in Punjab Farmers’ Field Shows Promising Results

First-Time Maize Hybrid Seed Production in Punjab Farmers’ Field Shows Promising Results

The successful performance of seed production under Punjab conditions has demonstrated...

ICRISAT Develops High-Resolution Map to Distinguish Irrigated and Rainfed Croplands Across India

ICRISAT Develops High-Resolution Map to Distinguish Irrigated and Rainfed Croplands Across India

A team of researchers at ICRISAT has produced a 10-meter irrigated and rainfed cropland...

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in  Vietnam

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant,...

Geranium leaves to rejuvenate soil-University of Hyderabad Study 

Geranium leaves to rejuvenate soil-University of Hyderabad Study 

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have developed a method to upscale...

WEF outlines AI roadmap to modernize India's agriculture

WEF outlines AI roadmap to modernize India's agriculture

To scale AI adoption, the WEF proposes systemic reforms through ecosystems that...

Zuari Industries Hosts Roundtable on Mechanization & Digitalization in Sugarcane

Zuari Industries Hosts Roundtable on Mechanization & Digitalization in Sugarcane

Zuari Industries (SPE Division) hosted the second edition of its roundtable on “Mechanization...

IFFCO Launches 'DharAmrut' – A Next-Generation Bio Stimulant to Boost Crop Yield

IFFCO Launches 'DharAmrut' – A Next-Generation Bio Stimulant to Boost Crop Yield

Key benefits of DharAmrut include enhanced photosynthesis efficiency, improved overall...

Escorts Kubota Introduces New Combine Harvester in Punjab and Haryana

Escorts Kubota Introduces New Combine Harvester in Punjab and Haryana

The new combine harvester has a special threshing mechanism, designed in Japan....

Centre for Alternate Protein Research Opens at University of Hyderabad

Centre for Alternate Protein Research Opens at University of Hyderabad

ASPIRE-BioNEST, jointly established by BIRAC, under the Department of Biotechnology...

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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