Dr Bishwajit Dhar
FCI stops wheat auction under OMSS for now as procurement of fresh crop begins next month
Under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), the FCI has sold 33 lakh tonnes of wheat...
Mustard price below MSP in Haryana
The average price of mustard is ruling around Rs 4,600-4,800 per quintal in most...
IIT Madras develops device to detect milk adulteration in 30 sec
The test could be even performed at home. It can detect multiple substances commonly...
Raw jute MSP up by Rs 300 to Rs 5,050 per quintal
The government has increased the minimum support price of raw jute by Rs 300 to...
Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs
The foundation has also announced two new grants, which include USD 3 million to...
Farmers making more money by growing millets, but facing challenges in marketing and processing
paddy cultivation costs Rs 25,000-30,000 per hectare, the cost of ragi per hectare...
80pc people in Asia including India live under water stress, scarcity to escalate by 2050: UN report
The global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from...
UN: 26 pc of world lacks clean drinking water, 46 pc sanitation
The UN World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap...
Nafed to promote millets, MOU with Agriculture Ministry
Nafed, which has entered into a MoU with the ministry in this regard, will set up...
Everest Instruments launches innovative Fatscan Milk Analyser
Everest Instruments, a leading provider of dairy technology solutions, has launched...
Omnivore exits M.I.T.R.A, Mahindra acquires 100% stake
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's Farm Equipment Sector (FES) Monday signed definitive documents...
'Shree Anna' will benefit 2.5 cr marginal farmers in India, says PM at Millet Meet
Modi informed that the contribution of Millet to the national food basket is a mere...
Nutricircle introduces nutrition-based plant protein isolates
Nutricircle has introduced cereals, pulses, oil seeds and millets such Quinoa, Bajra,...
Sugar output falls slightly to 28.18 million tonne till March 15: ISMA
The output in Maharashtra, the country's leading producer of the sweetener remained...
Govt rules out subsidy cut on fertilisers
government at present has no plan to control the rates of P&K fertilisers under...
IFFCO, Coal india to manufacture Nano DAP for 3 years
After urea, Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) is the second most widely consumed fertiliser...