T.Nand Kumar


National
Government Sets Target to Upgrade 300 KVKs by March 2027, Incubation Centres in All KVKs by 2028

Government Sets Target to Upgrade 300 KVKs by March 2027, Incubation Centres in All KVKs by 2028

The government has set a target to upgrade 300 priority KVKs by March 2027 and establish...

Agritech
BIO-NIVESH Launched to Connect Biotech Innovation with Investment, Support India’s $300 Billion Bioeconomy Goal

BIO-NIVESH Launched to Connect Biotech Innovation with Investment, Support India’s $300 Billion Bioeconomy Goal

DBT and BIRAC have launched BIO-NIVESH to connect biotechnology startups, investors...

Agribusiness
August Tractor Sales Stable, Rise 0.84 Percent YoY but Fall 25 Percent from July

August Tractor Sales Stable, Rise 0.84 Percent YoY but Fall 25 Percent from July

India’s tractor retail sales remained stable in August 2026, with 87,977 units sold,...

National
India Produces 500 MT+ Crop Residues, But Much of Their Feed Potential Remains Untapped

India Produces 500 MT+ Crop Residues, But Much of Their Feed Potential Remains Untapped

India generates more than 500 million tonnes of crop residues annually, offering...

States
Rajasthan Expands Online Fertilizer Distribution System to 18 Districts, Statewide Rollout Planned

Rajasthan Expands Online Fertilizer Distribution System to 18 Districts, Statewide Rollout Planned

Based on digital technology, the new system aims to make the entire process of fertilizer...

National
IMD Forecast: Widespread Rain Ahead, But Seasonal Rainfall Deficit Stands at 13 Percent

IMD Forecast: Widespread Rain Ahead, But Seasonal Rainfall Deficit Stands at 13 Percent

The IMD has forecast widespread rainfall across northwest, central, eastern and...

International
High Sugar Prices in India Echo Global Surge as FAO Sugar Index Jumps 11.9% in August

High Sugar Prices in India Echo Global Surge as FAO Sugar Index Jumps 11.9% in August

Sugar prices are facing renewed pressure in India and global markets after FAO’s...

States
Bijnor DCO Withdraws ₹5,000-Per-Quintal Sugar Price Cap, Calls Earlier letter Erroneous

Bijnor DCO Withdraws ₹5,000-Per-Quintal Sugar Price Cap, Calls Earlier letter Erroneous

Bijnor District Cane Officer has withdrawn the ₹5,000-per-quintal sugar price cap,...

States
Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

The District Cane Officer (DCO), Bijnor, has directed all sugar mills in the district...

States
Kerala Plans Onion Market Intervention at Rs 35/kg Amid Price Surge

Kerala Plans Onion Market Intervention at Rs 35/kg Amid Price Surge

Kerala will procure 100 tonnes of onions through NCCF and sell them at Rs 35 per...

Agribusiness
Sonalika Records Highest Ever August Sales of 12,581 Tractors

Sonalika Records Highest Ever August Sales of 12,581 Tractors

Sonalika Tractors reported record August sales of 12,581 units, estimating growth...

Latest News
El Niño Update: WMO Forecasts Strongest El Niño in 50 years, To Continue Through February 2027

El Niño Update: WMO Forecasts Strongest El Niño in 50 years, To Continue Through February 2027

The WMO says El Niño is firmly established and could intensify into a very strong...

National
Rethinking Nutrition: Basanta Kumar Kar’s New Book Exposes Hidden Malnutrition

Rethinking Nutrition: Basanta Kumar Kar’s New Book Exposes Hidden Malnutrition

Nutrition expert Basanta Kumar Kar’s new book Malnutrition: Fed or Misled? The Truth...

Agritech
NABARD, IMD Sign MoU to Deliver Actionable Weather Insights to Farmers Through DiCRA

NABARD, IMD Sign MoU to Deliver Actionable Weather Insights to Farmers Through DiCRA

Under the MoU, IMD will provide a range of agromet data products through DiCRA,...

Latest News
WDRA Removes Fixed Security Deposit for Warehouse Registration, Introduces Dynamic Deposit for eNWR Business

WDRA Removes Fixed Security Deposit for Warehouse Registration, Introduces Dynamic Deposit for eNWR Business

WDRA has abolished the fixed security deposit requirement for warehouse registration...