T.Nand Kumar


Agri Start-Ups
Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations,...

Agribusiness
Digit Insurance Pays Moisture Index-Based Parametric Insurance Claims to Rajasthan Farmers

Digit Insurance Pays Moisture Index-Based Parametric Insurance Claims to Rajasthan Farmers

The claim has been paid to farmers in over 30 villages in Tonk, as the moisture-based...

National
Western Disturbance Brings Rain, Snowfall and Hailstorms to North India, Cold Wave Likely in Plains

Western Disturbance Brings Rain, Snowfall and Hailstorms to North India, Cold Wave Likely in Plains

While snowfall is expected to benefit apple orchards and horticulture crops in hill...

National
Padma Awards 2026 Honor Agricultural Scientists and Farmers for Outstanding Contributions

Padma Awards 2026 Honor Agricultural Scientists and Farmers for Outstanding Contributions

Padma Awards 2026 recognize distinguished contributors from agriculture and allied...

National
TREESCAPES 2026 to Host South Asia’s First Congress Dedicated to Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests

TREESCAPES 2026 to Host South Asia’s First Congress Dedicated to Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests

CIFOR-ICRAF and ICAR will host TREESCAPES 2026, South Asia’s first exclusive agroforestry...

National
Padma Shri for Dr A.K. Singh, Whose Basmati Varieties Transformed Farmer Incomes

Padma Shri for Dr A.K. Singh, Whose Basmati Varieties Transformed Farmer Incomes

Celebrated agricultural scientist Dr Ashok Kumar Singh has been selected for the...

National
Industry Looks to Budget 2026 for Big Push on Bio-Economy, Small Farmers and Dairy Sector Resilience

Industry Looks to Budget 2026 for Big Push on Bio-Economy, Small Farmers and Dairy Sector Resilience

Ahead of Union Budget 2026–27, industry leaders and development experts are calling...

National
US Signals Possible Rollback of 25% Tariff on India as Russian Oil Purchases Decline

US Signals Possible Rollback of 25% Tariff on India as Russian Oil Purchases Decline

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted that the 25% punitive tariff on India,...

International
Rising South American Supplies, Weak Demand Drag Global Oilseed Prices Into Early 2026

Rising South American Supplies, Weak Demand Drag Global Oilseed Prices Into Early 2026

Global oilseed prices softened toward late 2025 and early 2026 as improved South...

Agribusiness
CropLife India Flags Risks in Online Sale of Unauthorised Pesticides, Seeks Stronger Oversight

CropLife India Flags Risks in Online Sale of Unauthorised Pesticides, Seeks Stronger Oversight

Industry body CropLife India has cautioned against the unchecked sale of unauthorised...

Agritech
ICRISAT and Partners Announce Release of the World’s First Three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid

ICRISAT and Partners Announce Release of the World’s First Three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid

Unlike conventional pearl millet hybrids that involve two parents, a three-way hybrid...

Agribusiness
Budget 2026: FAI Seeks Targeted Measures to Strengthen Fertiliser Security and Domestic Manufacturing

Budget 2026: FAI Seeks Targeted Measures to Strengthen Fertiliser Security and Domestic Manufacturing

Fertiliser industry calls for predictable subsidy support, balanced nutrition, and...

Latest News
SEA Urges Commerce Ministry to Include Specific Forest Products in India-EU FTA

SEA Urges Commerce Ministry to Include Specific Forest Products in India-EU FTA

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has urged the Ministry of Commerce...

National
Union Budget 2026 Expected to Strengthen Agri-Finance, Food Security and Rural Resilience: EY India

Union Budget 2026 Expected to Strengthen Agri-Finance, Food Security and Rural Resilience: EY India

EY India expects Union Budget 2026–27 to prioritise easier acess to agri-finance,...

Cooperatives
IFFCO MD Kirit Kumar J Patel Meets Amit Shah, Highlights Global Expansion of Nano Fertilisers and Cooperative Vision

IFFCO MD Kirit Kumar J Patel Meets Amit Shah, Highlights Global Expansion of Nano Fertilisers and Cooperative Vision

IFFCO Managing Director Kirit Kumar J Patel met Union Home and Cooperation Minister...

National
Budget 2026: Industry Urge Focus on Farm Resilience, Higher Incomes and Sustainable Rural Prosperity

Budget 2026: Industry Urge Focus on Farm Resilience, Higher Incomes and Sustainable Rural Prosperity

Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27, agribusiness leaders, agri-tech entrepreneurs and...