A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
15 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Team behind Araku Coffee is leading a new farming revolution in India. Anand Mahindra shares storyIndustrialist Anand Mahindra praised Naandi Foundation and Urban Farms Co. for their work in organic farming. Thousands of farmers are shif...
07 May, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
Inside PepsiCo India’s farm-to-shelf overhaul amid shifting consumer demandPepsiCo India says India’s agri supply chains are layered, limiting farmers’ price visibility and direct linkages with organised buyers can...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Budget 2026: Urban infra fund may get additional ₹10,000 cr injectionThe government plans to enhance urban infrastructure in the upcoming budget. An additional ₹10,000 crore may be allocated to the Urban Infr...
14 Jan, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Farm-to-freezer: How future of Indian farming may lie in frozenIndia's food supply chain is quietly transforming as frozen produce emerges to combat farm waste and price volatility, driven by urban dema...
24 Sep, 2025, 07.46 PM IST
Farm's fresh new codeThe Shift Code podcast explores innovative solutions to India's agricultural crisis, featuring UrbanKisaan's hydroponic farming approach. C...
13 Aug, 2025, 12.27 AM IST
L&T Finance gets $125 million loan to support MSMEs, farmersAt least 40 per cent of the proceeds is allocated for women borrowers, while the rest will support farmers, micro, small and medium-sized e...
23 Nov, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
KisanServ turns wet waste of metros to free organic compost for farmersKisanserv through its social initiative organized farmers meet in Manchar district of Maharashtra, distributed organic compost to around 20...
29 Sep, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
SBI signs pact with three NBFC-MFIs for co-lending to joint liability groupsThe country's largest lender has signed the pact with Vedika Credit Capital Ltd (VCCL), Save Microfinance Pvt Ltd (SMPL) and Paisalo Digita...
29 Sep, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
BASF Venture Capital invests in hydroponic cultivation startup UrbanKisaanConceptualised in 2017, UrbanKisaan operates several suburban greenhouses and vertical indoor farms in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
13 Jul, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
With pumped up demand in rural areas, FMCG companies loosen purse stringsHigher demand across rural India, which is being seen as the only silver lining for economic growth over the next two-three quarters, has l...
08 Sep, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
PepsiCo to list its products on CSC's Grameen eStore platformPepsiCo said its snacking brands Lay’s, Kurkure and Uncle Chipps will be listed on the CSC Grameen eStore and made available in the hinterl...
02 Sep, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
Aquaconnect brings on board former Urban Company executive as chief growth officerAquaconnect works with more than 13,000 fish and shrimp farmers and helps them with its AI-powered farm advisory solution FarmMOJO which su...
14 Jul, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
UCBs asked to provide audit certificates of farm debt waiverThe Reserve Bank today asked urban co-operative banks to submit their auditors' certificates related to 2008 farm loan debt waiver scheme b...
30 Sep, 2013, 08.36 PM IST
- Iffco to foray into dairy biz
Taking a leaf out of Amul’s book, Iffco, the world’s biggest fertiliser co-operative, is getting ready to enter the dairy business with a R...
12 Apr, 2010, 03.17 AM IST
- Gujarati farmers going for bananas
The banana growing farmers in village Jhagadia (Bharuch district-Gujarat) now export bananas to Gulf countries.
01 May, 2007, 03.46 AM IST
- Law for contract farming on cards: Ajit Singh
The government will soon come out with a model contract farming law, which will enable farming by corporates in India, according to Ajit Si...
04 Apr, 2003, 03.50 AM IST