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Alia Bhatt invests in IIT Kanpur incubated bio-leather start-up
Phool.co, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) wellness start-up incubated by the Indian Institute...
Rice industry needs a comprehensive strategy: Infomerics
The report “Rice Industry — Emerging Contours” by Infomerics is optimistic about...
Paddy procurement starts in Punjab and Haryana on Oct 3; decision to delay procurement would have virtually negated scientific achievements
When on Oct 2 the farmers in Haryana and Punjab protested the central government’s...
IAAG expresses serious concern on the delay in draft guidelines for genome-edited plants
In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the IAAG International has expressed...
Walmart, Flipkart mentor 2,500 MSMEs for digital retail foray
Modern retail majors Walmart and Flipkart have empowered about 2,500 micro, small...
Seeking consent from states for trials of genome-edited plants may create hurdles in benefiting from new technology
The process of seeking consent from the states for crop field trials may be implemented...
UP sugar mills still owe Rs 4,900 crore in farmers’ outstanding
Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has raised the sugarcane purchase price to...
Bharat Bandh a complete success, say farmer organizations
Farmer organizations have claimed that the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan...
Mission 2022: Yogi sweetens UP sugarcane price to Rs 350/quintal
Ahead of the high-octane 2022 assembly elections, the Yogi Adityanath-led UP govt...
IAAG recommends how to transform agricultural education in India
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, IAAG International, the newly formed...
Record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt estimated in Kharif season
A record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt has been estimated in the Kharif season...
Indian Air Force partners IIT Kanpur for aerospace research
An MoU has been signed between the IAF and the IIT Kanpur to create new fronts in...
Yogi warns sugar mills as UP arrears top Rs 5,275 crore
With less than six months left for the crucial 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections and...
Govt decides to resort to ECA to rein in edible oil prices: those in the trade will have to disclose their stocks
The central government has decided to resort to the same ECA, 1955, to rein in the...
Indian sugar exports to gain from output woes of Brazil, Thailand
The Indian sugar sector is likely to benefit from an upsurge in exports emanating...
MSP for Rabi season 2022-23 declared; wheat MSP up by Rs 40
The CCEA has approved the increase in the MSP for all mandated crops for Rabi Marketing...
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