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
Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunchFrom chicken muck to human urine-based products and microbial solutions, growers are improvising to maintain crop yields. This shift, while...
23 May, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
IPL Biologicals opens 3rd plant in Vadodara, raises capacity to 7,000 KL/yearIPL Biologicals Ltd has inaugurated its third biological manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. This new plant represents a Rs 200 cr...
21 May, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Reducing fertiliser import dependence vital: Jat, Secretary DAREJat highlighted that India consumes nearly 33 million tonnes of fertilisers annually, with a substantial portion being imported, making it ...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Hormuz crisis exposes India's fertilizer folly: Are biofertilizers the only way out?India faces a critical need to reduce fertilizer imports. The closure of the Hormuz Strait highlights this vulnerability. A move towards do...
15 Mar, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Economic Survey calls for urea price hike, direct cash transfer to farmersEconomic Survey: The proposed shift from input subsidy to income support aims to correct a three-decade-old imbalance in fertiliser use tha...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
GST cuts on farm inputs, dairy products 'big Diwali gift' for farmers: Agri industryIndustry leaders applaud the government's GST rate reduction on agricultural inputs and dairy products, anticipating significant relief for...
04 Sep, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
Regulatory delays, farmer ignorance slow biological solution adoption: IPL Biologicals’ BhagchandkaIndia’s reliance on chemical pesticides has long raised concerns about soil degradation, environmental impact, and food safety, says Harsh ...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
India, US trade deal may backfire on EU exports if India opens door to GM feed: GTRIGTRI cautions that allowing US GM farm products under a trade pact could harm India's agri exports to the EU due to strict GM labeling and ...
05 Jul, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Absolute launches biological agri-input business Inera CropSciencePrimarily, Inera’s biological inputs offer growers the benefit of tailored solutions to improve soil quality, plant immunity, disease resis...
10 May, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
BioPrime Agrisolutions, raises Rs 9 crore in a Pre-Series A round led by Inflexor VenturesThe company aims to utilise the funds for their SNIPR Biologicals registrations, advancing the discovery platform, building a strong IP por...
10 Oct, 2022, 01.00 PM IST
Mankind Pharma forays into agri-tech spaceMankind Pharma will its foray into the agri-tech segment, with plans to invest up to Rs 200 crore in the first two to three years. The comp...
04 Apr, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Traditional agri-chemical companies bet big on bio-solutions marketTorretta said that for NPP products, UPL is seeing demand from farmers due to their concern on plant growth & stress, soil health and need ...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Mahindra Summit Agrisciences launches a new product range for organic agricultureThe company will offer commercially viable, biological and organic products that promote sustainable agriculture.
03 Sep, 2019, 09.06 PM IST
Farming of food crops is not remunerative: MS Swaminathan"Farmers must be assured that the government will extend necessary help to enable them to continue farming in a profitable way."
18 Jun, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsA team of researchers from India and the United Kingdom have come together to develop new cereal crop varieties that use nitrogen efficient...
15 Jul, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
- Crop rotation boosts soil health, plant growth
Traditional wisdom that got sidelined by modern agriculture has been confirmed in a new study which found that crop rotation – planting dif...
05 Sep, 2015, 12.19 PM IST