Tag: India
Indian youth wins global prize in US for bio-insecticide
Sarvesh Prabhu, a 17-year-old student from India, has developed a cost-effective...
Increasing productivity, doubling farmers’ income twin challenges: Dr RS Paroda, Former DG, ICAR
Bold policy decisions to do business differently are needed to support new science...
India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22
India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific's biggest funder of agrifood tech innovation,...
India's GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in Q2; agriculture grows by 4.6 per cent while manufacturing contracts by 4.3 per cent
India's economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal,...
International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event
The Government of India has kickstarted the pre-launch celebration in a big way...
CSRTI Pampore signs MoU with SKUAST-Jammu
It was a historic day for scientists, academicians and especially sericulture farmers...
India’s population growth stabilizing as world population hits 8bn
The UN says that in order to usher in a world in which all 8bn people can thrive,...
Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in loss of 526mn tonnes of food production: UN report
The report was launched on November 12 at the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP...
Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep
African countries, especially Guyana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Ivory Coast, are...
Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt
The opposition by green groups to genetically modified (GM) crops is unfounded as...
India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet
The 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening...
Stubble trouble: Politics overtakes economics
Stubble burning begins around October and peaks in November, coinciding with the...
Bayer, Rabo Partnerships and Mastercard join hands to accelerate financial digitization of 10mn smallholder farmers in India
To economically empower smallholder farmers in rural India, Bayer, Rabo Partnerships...
Government hikes price of ethanol for blending in petrol; ISMA welcomes decision, but says it's not enough
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra...
India flags key agri-sector issues, rice export in meeting with UAE minister
The key issues faced by the agriculture sector regarding the rejection of rice exports...
India exports apricots to Singapore, Mauritius, Vietnam
The Government of India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry gave the much-needed...
