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Pesticide Industry Divided Over Five-Year Data Protection as New Act Takes Shape

Pesticide Industry Divided Over Five-Year Data Protection as New Act Takes Shape

Ahead of the proposed Pesticide Management Bill, the industry is divided over five-year...

National
NIT Rourkela Researchers Find Jackfruit Peel Can Remove Fluoride from Water

NIT Rourkela Researchers Find Jackfruit Peel Can Remove Fluoride from Water

NIT Rourkela researchers have developed a patented material using zirconium-modified...

Opinion
India’s Next Fertilizer Frontier: From Urea Self-Reliance to Raw-Material Self-Reliance

India’s Next Fertilizer Frontier: From Urea Self-Reliance to Raw-Material Self-Reliance

India’s next fertilizer challenge is securing raw materials and energy alongside...

National
CSIR-CCMB’s Third Annex Campus at Bommaipalli Focuses on Farmers

CSIR-CCMB’s Third Annex Campus at Bommaipalli Focuses on Farmers

CSIR-CCMB’s new Bommaipalli campus in Telangana hosted a scientist-farmer meet,...

Agritech
UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have identified how the PAP26b gene regulates...

National
15 Percent Monsoon Deficit Pushes Over Half of India into Drought, Raising Kharif Crop Concerns

15 Percent Monsoon Deficit Pushes Over Half of India into Drought, Raising Kharif Crop Concerns

More than 53 percent of India’s area has come under drought conditions, with monsoon...

National
Fasal Bima: Why Farmers Face Low Payouts and Claim Rejections

Fasal Bima: Why Farmers Face Low Payouts and Claim Rejections

PMFBY remains India’s largest crop insurance programme, but farmers continue to...

International
FAO Cuts 2026 Global Cereal Output Forecast by 3.4 MT; Production to Fall 2 Percent From Last Year

FAO Cuts 2026 Global Cereal Output Forecast by 3.4 MT; Production to Fall 2 Percent From Last Year

FAO has cut its 2026 global cereal production forecast by 3.4 million tonnes to...

National
FinTech: The New Ecosystem of Rural Finance

FinTech: The New Ecosystem of Rural Finance

India’s rural finance ecosystem is shifting from bank-led agricultural lending to...

International
Simultaneous Global Droughts Threaten to Triple Wheat Prices in a 3°C Warmer World

Simultaneous Global Droughts Threaten to Triple Wheat Prices in a 3°C Warmer World

A study in Earth’s Future warns that a 3°C increase in global temperatures relative...

National
Onion Prices Rise 15% in Maharashtra Mandis in a Week, More Than Double Since June; Exports Also Pick Up

Onion Prices Rise 15% in Maharashtra Mandis in a Week, More Than Double Since June; Exports Also Pick Up

Onion prices in major Maharashtra mandis have risen by around 15% in a week and...

National
Rising Sugar Prices Push Sugar Stocks Up by Up to 32% in a Month

Rising Sugar Prices Push Sugar Stocks Up by Up to 32% in a Month

The rise in sugar prices is having a positive impact on sugar company stocks. Among...

National
UoH Secures Rs 2.5 Crore DBT-BIRAC Grants for Climate-Resilient Agriculture Research

UoH Secures Rs 2.5 Crore DBT-BIRAC Grants for Climate-Resilient Agriculture Research

The University of Hyderabad has secured two DBT-BIRAC grants worth ₹2.5 crore under...

States
47 Forest Products Identified as Lifeline for Tribal Livelihoods in Nagaland, Meghalaya

47 Forest Products Identified as Lifeline for Tribal Livelihoods in Nagaland, Meghalaya

A Nagaland University study has identified 47 Non-Timber Forest Products supporting...

National
BITS tech to convert biopharmaceutical wastewater into reusable water & clean energy

BITS tech to convert biopharmaceutical wastewater into reusable water & clean energy

The BITS researchers have successfully demonstrated the technology at the laboratory...