T.Nand Kumar


Agri Start-Ups
Tractor Junction raises $5.7mn in seed funding from Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore

Tractor Junction raises $5.7mn in seed funding from Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore

India's leading rural vehicle marketplace, Tractor Junction, has announced that...

Agritech
Rural Voice Special: How protected cultivation technology is benefiting the farmers

Rural Voice Special: How protected cultivation technology is benefiting the farmers

Five times more yield can be obtained through this technology as compared to traditional...

National
Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

The Union government is considering the proposal that if the shrivelled grain percentage...

Opinion
India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

During the deliberations in the Committee on Agriculture, several countries, including...

National
Edible oil prices may go further up as Indonesia bans palm oil export

Edible oil prices may go further up as Indonesia bans palm oil export

Edible oil prices have gone up in the domestic market of Indonesia, too. The scarcity...

National
With employment to 1.1 crore people during three years, agriculture sector comes to rescue during crisis: CMIE

With employment to 1.1 crore people during three years, agriculture sector comes to rescue during crisis: CMIE

45 lakh additional people got employed in the agriculture sector during 2021-22....

National
National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

As per Second Advance Estimates (2021-22), total foodgrain production in the country...

National
Market prices low; farmers selling their gram at govt procurement centres only; MP raises ceiling for sale per farmer

Market prices low; farmers selling their gram at govt procurement centres only; MP raises ceiling for sale per farmer

The MSP for gram is Rs 5,230 per quintal. It is selling at Rs 4,300-Rs 4,825 per...

Agri Start-Ups
IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

Agri-fintech start-up OneImpact Technologies has announced that it raised an undisclosed...

Agri Start-Ups
ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi has set up Asia's second-largest cocoon mandi in Ramanagara. The cutting-edge...

National
Portals launched for export-import of agricultural commodities and pesticides registration

Portals launched for export-import of agricultural commodities and pesticides registration

Tomar said that on the new portal, the procedures from the application by exporters...

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,...

National
Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Egypt is one of the largest importers of wheat. In 2020, it had imported wheat worth...

Opinion
Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

The real issue from the long-term point of view lies in the economic structure of...