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- India leads consensus on future of agriculture as BRICS adopts historic Indore declaration
  The declaration outlines several landmark decisions aimed at strengthening food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture, ag...
  13 Jun, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
- From Sunil Mittal to Sridhar Vembu, Harsh Goenka on nine entrepreneurs building India as their longest, proudest project
  Industrialist Harsh Goenka lauded nine prominent Indian business leaders for their nation-building efforts. Their work spans communication,...
  11 Jun, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
- Assam's GI-tagged Tezpur litchi reaches Dubai in first export shipment
  Assam's prized Tezpur Litchi has reached Dubai for the first time. This export marks a significant step for agricultural products from the ...
  10 Jun, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
- BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure world
  With India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
  09 Jun, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
- Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farms
  Farm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
  08 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
- El Nino spells trouble for kharif harvests across India
  A study by scientists at an ICAR institute has found that El Niño events have consistently reduced yields of major kharif crops in India, w...
  22 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
- DG ICAR Jat felicitates progressive millet farmer K Chikkana at ICAR-IIMR
  Chikkana significantly increased his yield and income by adopting improved varieties and scientific practices, transforming his farm into a...
  20 May, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
- He planned Rs 1.4 crore wedding by selling family land: CA asks if 'years of wealth' should be lost for 'two days of celebration'
  A viral Reddit post about a family considering selling ancestral land to fund a Rs 1.4 crore wedding has sparked debate online after Bengal...
  12 May, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
- Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and mills
  Farmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
  12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
- Mumbai’s Koli women are rewriting the seafood business one WhatsApp order at a time
  Mumbai's Koli women are transforming their traditional fish trade into a modern seafood enterprise by embracing branding, packaging and log...
  10 May, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
- Around 20 metric tonnes of honey from Assam exported to US
  The first consignment of One District One Product honey from Assam's Baksa district has been exported to the United States. This initiative...
  09 May, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
- Apple to invest Rs 100 crore in India renewable energy expansion
  Apple is expanding its renewable energy investments in India with an initial Rs 100 crore investment in collaboration with CleanMax. This i...
  07 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
- Apple announces Rs 100 crore renewable energy investment in India
  Apple Inc. is expanding its environmental initiatives in India, investing in renewable energy infrastructure with CleanMax to boost capacit...
  07 May, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
- It's popular mechanics 101: India’s edge lies in using AI to enhance human productivity, not replace it
  The piece argues that AI is not an inevitable force shaping economic outcomes; rather, societies decide how its benefits are distributed. H...
  28 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
- Union government is working for the betterment of farmer: Narendra Singh Tomar
  While inaugurating a Honey Processing Unit under the National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission at Mirza in Assam, he said that Union governmen...
  04 Oct, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
- Farmers' body FAIFA asks Prime Minister Modi to withdraw bill on cigarette, tobacco
  Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) General Secretary Murali Babu said that in the amendment bill all the provisions of the...
  13 Jan, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
- Govt considering loan insurance scheme for farmers: PM
  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government would do everything to help debt- ridden farmers, for whom it is considering a loan...
  12 Sep, 2007, 06.00 PM IST
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