Agritech

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...

Bayer initiates drone trials in Hyderabad

Bayer initiates drone trials in Hyderabad

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of...

Banana plant technology saving spice crop in Rajasthan

Banana plant technology saving spice crop in Rajasthan

In a sample case, a crop technology, ICAR-FUSICONT, developed in a Lucknow lab to...

Hydroponics: A huge leap towards practical, economical and sustainable farming

Hydroponics: A huge leap towards practical, economical and sustainable farming

Hydroponics allows you to take a measured leap towards technically advanced, convenient,...

Onato raises $2.2 mn in seed round led by Vertex Ventures and Omnivore

Onato raises $2.2 mn in seed round led by Vertex Ventures and Omnivore

Onato, a data-driven B2B platform for fresh produce, has announced a seed financing...

BJP alliance heading towards a landslide victory in Maharashtra, Congress and allies limited to 47 seats

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is headed towards retaining power in Maharashtra with a massive majority. According to the latest data...

National

Rajasthan FPOs explore agro-processing & export Industries through NABARD initiative

More than 50 representatives from 12 Rajasthan-based FPOs participated in the program with well-known exporters based at Unjha in...

States

WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Carlos Magariños to its board

The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders, namely, Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former...

International

Include Farmers’ Opinions in Formulating the National GM Policy: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh

Mohini Mohan Mishra, All-India General Secretary of BKS, stated, "In July, the Supreme Court directed the central government to develop...

National

How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

The political discourse around soybean and cotton highlights the growing awareness of farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions...

ELECTIONS 2024

Sugar production is estimated to decline by 39 lakh tonnes in the current season

A major reason for the decline in production is the low sugar recovery in Uttar Pradesh. Along with this, these estimates have been...

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