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CSIR-CMERI Showcases E-Tractor and E-Tiller in Ludhiana, Accelerating Green Farm Innovations

CSIR-CMERI Showcases E-Tractor and E-Tiller in Ludhiana, Accelerating Green Farm Innovations

These innovations are designed to revolutionise traditional agricultural practices...

Lauritz Knudsen Launches IoT-Powered Solutions for Indian Agriculture

Lauritz Knudsen Launches IoT-Powered Solutions for Indian Agriculture

Lauritz Knudsen aims to empower over 25,000 farmers transition from conventional...

IIT Guwahati Scientists Use Fruit Waste to Treat Polluted Wastewater

IIT Guwahati Scientists Use Fruit Waste to Treat Polluted Wastewater

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati have developed...

Bill Gates interacts with Drone Didis in India

Bill Gates interacts with Drone Didis in India

Bill Gates, Chairman of the Gates Foundation and former Microsoft CEO, visited IARI,...

Biofactor signs MoU with University of Hyderabad

Biofactor signs MoU with University of Hyderabad

This collaboration aims to enhance crop productivity, precision nutrient delivery,...

Switching from Rice to Alternative Cereals Can Boost Farmer Incomes and Climate Resilience in India

Switching from Rice to Alternative Cereals Can Boost Farmer Incomes and Climate Resilience in India

study, published in the journal Nature Communications highlights that farmers' decisions...

NIT Rourkela uses Machine Learning to Assess Groundwater for Irrigation Sustainability

NIT Rourkela uses Machine Learning to Assess Groundwater for Irrigation Sustainability

A research team from National Institute of Technology Rourkela has used machine...

National symposium on hybrid technology for enhancing crop productivity

National symposium on hybrid technology for enhancing crop productivity

This three day event aims to address the pressing challenges of global food insecurity...

IIT Madras to collaborate with Agriculture Ministry on Project VISTAAR

IIT Madras to collaborate with Agriculture Ministry on Project VISTAAR

The partnership aims to enrich the VISTAAR network with information about start-ups...

Loopworm secures EU TRACES certification, eyes European expansion

Loopworm secures EU TRACES certification, eyes European expansion

Loopworm Private Limited is an insect-based nutrition startup, which develops products...

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre...

Social Alpha launched program to support innovations in agriculture and rural livelihoods

Social Alpha launched program to support innovations in agriculture and rural livelihoods

Techtonic will offer selected startups a support package that includes access to...

Tractor sales increased marginally by three percent in October

Tractor sales increased marginally by three percent in October

Tractor sales increased marginally by three percent in October. Sales of Mahindra,...

Positive October for Indian tractor industry, festive season and good crop yields boost sales

Positive October for Indian tractor industry, festive season and good crop yields boost sales

In October 2024, Indian tractor companies Mahindra Tractors, Escorts Kubota, and...

Tractor sales down by 8.82 percent in first half of FY 2024-25, companies look forward to the festive season

Tractor sales down by 8.82 percent in first half of FY 2024-25, companies look forward to the festive season

In the first half of FY 2024-25, domestic tractor sales dropped by 8.82% compared...

Bayer, GenZero, Shell, and Mitsubishi join forces to promote sustainable rice farming in India

Bayer, GenZero, Shell, and Mitsubishi join forces to promote sustainable rice farming in India

The alliance is empowering farmers to adopt climate-smart practices such as Alternate...

PM Modi Releases 23rd PM-KISAN Installment; Rs 18,880 Crore Transferred to 9.44 Crore Farmers

The 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was disbursed on Saturday at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal....

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Centre Raises Onion Procurement Price for Buffer Stock to Rs 1,730 per Quintal

The central government has raised the onion procurement price under its buffer stock scheme from Rs 1,650 to Rs 1,730 per quintal,...

National

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

The prospect of a weak monsoon, rising oil and fertilizer prices, and subdued agricultural commodity prices has increased pressure...

Opinion

Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of fresh litchi from Dehradun to Italy. This milestone marks the entry of Uttarakhand's...

International

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indian scientists, Dr Yashpal Saharawat, Dr Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy and Dr Rajeev Varshney, have been named among the...

International

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

As war in West Asia disrupts fertilizer and LNG supplies, India’s dependence on imported urea is emerging as a major threat to food...

Opinion