Agritech

SBI Foundation, Villgro announce 'Innovators for Bharat' portfolio of 14 agritech startups

SBI Foundation, Villgro announce 'Innovators for Bharat' portfolio of 14 agritech startups

‘Innovators for Bharat’ is a flagship initiative by the SBI Foundation to accelerate...

Arya.ag launches initiative to transform 200 FPOs into smart institutions

Arya.ag launches initiative to transform 200 FPOs into smart institutions

The 200 Smart FPOs initiative aims to leverage technology and collaborations to...

Tractor sales increased marginally in September,  exports down up to 47 percent

Tractor sales increased marginally in September, exports down up to 47 percent

Key players in the tractor industry, including Mahindra Tractors, Escorts Kubota,...

AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

The campaign began in Gurugram, Haryana, where AVPL plans to conduct live drone...

CICR Director calls for transitioning to climate-smart cotton production technology

CICR Director calls for transitioning to climate-smart cotton production technology

Dr. YG Prasad, Director of ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) emphasized...

Rice varieties and their genes for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency discovered at Indraprastha University

Rice varieties and their genes for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency discovered at Indraprastha University

In a discovery that could help save both fertilizer costs and pollution due to leftover...

Tractor sales dip 11.38 percent in August, John Deere and Sonalika sees growth

Tractor sales dip 11.38 percent in August, John Deere and Sonalika sees growth

Retail tractor sales fell by 11.38 percent in August, with 65,478 units sold compared...

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

The Digital Agriculture Mission is designed as an umbrella scheme to support various...

PDRL launches BhuMeet for connecting drone service providers with farmers

PDRL launches BhuMeet for connecting drone service providers with farmers

PDRL has launched BhuMeet, a SaaS platform connecting farmers with local drone service...

Escorts Kubota domestic sales up in August, Mahindra Tractor and VST sees decline

Escorts Kubota domestic sales up in August, Mahindra Tractor and VST sees decline

Key players in the tractor industry, including Mahindra Tractors, Escorts Kubota,...

Syngenta India to train one lakh youth in agriculture sector through 'I Rise Program'

Syngenta India to train one lakh youth in agriculture sector through 'I Rise Program'

Syngenta India has launched the 'I Rise' program to boost rural youth participation...

Mastercard collaborates with Gramophone to provide agri inputs and credit to farmers

Mastercard collaborates with Gramophone to provide agri inputs and credit to farmers

Mastercard has partnered with Gramophone to boost financial inclusion and access...

AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL International has partnered with DeHaat to modernize Indian agriculture by...

RamInfo Limited to Open 100+ Drone manufacturing stores nationwide

RamInfo Limited to Open 100+ Drone manufacturing stores nationwide

RamInfo Limited has launched 'Kisan Drones Private Limited,' a company dedicated...

Nitrogen Use Efficient rice varieties and their traits/genes discovered at Indraprastha University

Nitrogen Use Efficient rice varieties and their traits/genes discovered at Indraprastha University

The research reveals that while high NUE rice varieties, such as Khira and CR Dhan...

RiceTec and Mahyco's joint venture 'Paryan' for DSR rice and zero tillage wheat

RiceTec and Mahyco's joint venture 'Paryan' for DSR rice and zero tillage wheat

RiceTec, an American company, and Mahyco Private Limited from India have formed...

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