West Asia crisis: Why India needs a fertiliser security strategyIndia’s fertiliser security is deeply tied to global supply chains. The country imports 60% of its DAP requirement, remains fully dependent...
05 Jun, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...
28 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Government fully prepared to tackle El Nino impact on kharif crop: ChouhanThe government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.
28 May, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...
15 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
India’s marine fish catch up 3% in 2025; mackerel tops landings: CMFRIThe sector's economic value surged, reflecting strong market demand and improved marketing efficiency across the nation.
30 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
28 Apr, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Quality and branding: The twin pillars of India’s global horticulture pushA coordinated push involving policy support, private investment, and technology adoption can help India shift from volume-driven to value-l...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Big bets, weak ground: Why AI in Indian agriculture needs stronger data, oversightPoor, fragmented data continues to limit AI’s impact on farming in India, say experts
19 Mar, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Govt launches digital climate atlas as 15-yr resilience programme reaches 'critical juncture'India's key climate resilience program for farming, NICRA, is at a crucial point. It needs a clear strategy and future vision. A new digita...
23 Jan, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Wheat output likely to exceed last year's record 117.94 mn tonne: Agriculture MinisterIndia's wheat output is poised to break last year's record, with Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan anticipating a bumper harvest. ...
14 Jan, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
India needs unified agri-tech ecosystem to reach 86% of farmers left behind, says reportAn ASSOCHAM report urges India to integrate fragmented agricultural innovation through state-level testing platforms and unified data frame...
11 Nov, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
Air pollution: Punjab sees 12.59 pc rise in stubble burning events in last 50 days, says ICAR dataOn Friday alone, a total of 2,945 stubble-burning events were detected in six states, out of which a maximum of 2,437 incidents were in Pun...
04 Nov, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
Piyush Goyal asks ICAR to explore possibilities to grow imported fruitsCommerce minister Piyush Goyal said that there is lot of scope in the cultivation of flowers and horticulture crops in the country.
27 Jan, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Create agri-knowledge data for NextGen farmers: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatWith increase in use of mobile phones and internet, the data related to new agri-innovation and policies need to be packaged in a way that ...
27 Sep, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
- People, particularly youngsters, returning to agriculture: ICAR
A data being collected by Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has revealed that people, particularly youngsters, are of late re...
31 Jul, 2011, 08.18 PM IST
- Updated version of Agri-Handbook shortly: ICAR
Indian Council of Agricultural Research will soon bring out the latest edition of its much sought after publication - Handbook of Agricultu...
27 Nov, 2005, 01.53 PM IST