Technology
Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming
Hydroponic farming is done in the absence of soil. In this technology, soluble nutrients...
Make in India: IIT Kanpur develops low-cost E. coli testing kit
The kit is easy to use, and false-positive results are rare as it is specific to...
Rural Voice Special: Biofertilizers to reduce farming cost, make soils more fertile
Biofertilizers are used through seed and soil treatment. They can reduce the use...
Rural Voice Special: Vermicompost cheaper as well as better than chemical fertilizers; a guide to how to prepare it
While chemical fertilizers consist of a maximum of three nutrients, vermicompost...
IIT Kanpur to mentor new-age 5G, 6G workforce
The 5G and 6G technologies will have the potential to employ 22mn skilled workers...
Rural Voice Special: Ornamental fish farming and how much you can earn from it
The success of the ornamental fish farming business requires adopting an appropriate...
Leads Connect signs MoU with ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, to develop intelligent health analytics platform
The robust platform aims to monitor, mitigate and forecast biological disasters....
Maharashtra and World Bank launch SMART AgTech Integration Facility 2022
The facility will transform rural Maharashtra through Disruptive Agricultural Technologies...
IIT Kanpur partners Singapore to enrich Indian start-up ecosystem
According to IIT Kanpur, the delegation comprises 16 stellar start-ups representing...
Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers
Dr Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, an agricultural scientist in the Agronomy Division of...
Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution
Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...
Smartphone sensors: Uses and advantages in agriculture
Smartphone sensors are installed in the entire field to measure the temperature...
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...
How farmers can increase their income by using IoT in agriculture
In IoT-based smart agriculture, farmers may easily get information about light,...
Testing milk adulteration at Rs 10 with a strip developed by NDRI, Karnal
New methods are being devised to increase the SNF content and produce synthetic...
Mankind Pharma forays into agritech with the launch of Mankind Agritech
Mankind Pharma, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India, has announced...
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We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva
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