Gates Foundation, India to develop AI tools for farmers, explore Asia-Africa expansionThe Gates Foundation will collaborate with India to enhance AI-powered digital tools for farmers. Discussions focused on India's advanced u...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Fertiliser giants bet big on specialty productsSpecialty fertilisers, widely used in horticulture, are gaining popularity as farmers seek better yields and more efficient use of nutrient...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Europe’s economy faces the hard reality of climate change this summerThe intense heatwaves sweeping across Europe this summer are leaving deep economic scars. With soaring temperatures and severe drought hamp...
10 Aug, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Nitrate contamination in groundwater across 502 districts in 26 states, UTs : Govt tells Lok SabhaGroundwater in 502 districts across India exceeds safe nitrate levels. The Central Ground Water Board detected these high concentrations in...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
In the 1930s, the Dust Bowl devastated America but Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive tree-planting project is still protecting US farmland nearly 90 years laterThe Dust Bowl is one of the worst environmental disasters in American history, but it also sparked one of the country's largest conservatio...
27 Jul, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Scientists affirm climate change fuels extreme weatherThe assessment comes as weather disasters dominate the headlines and as the public and private sectors pour resources into trying to unders...
20 Jul, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Dr Reddy's Foundation soil testing lab set to hit 1-lakh sample mark ahead of 2026 rabi seasonDr Reddy's Foundation is expanding its soil testing operations significantly. The Hyderabad lab aims to process one lakh samples before the...
19 Jul, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Need to cut chemical fertilisers usage via crop diversification, incentives: EAC-PM ChairmanIndia must curb chemical fertilizer use by promoting crop diversification, natural farming, and productivity-linked incentives, stated EAC-...
23 Jun, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
India struggles to scale digital farm tech despite pilot success, officials sayIndia faces significant challenges in scaling up digital and geospatial technologies for agriculture despite successful pilot programmes, a...
03 Dec, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Strategic collaboration: Arya.ag and Fortune Rice advance crop monitoring for agricultureAs part of this collaboration, Fortune Rice Limited will provide details of 2000 acres of farmland under monitoring. Arya.ag will provide c...
31 Oct, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
CropIn joins European Carbon + Farming Coalition to decarbonise European food systemThe company could contribute to accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon world by leveraging on the decade-long experience of working i...
09 Jun, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
India's 1st Aadhaar authenticated farmers' database likely in JuneThe government will launch first of its kind Aadhaar-authenticated digital data base of farmers in June, agriculture secretary Sanjay Agraw...
24 Feb, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
9 ways tech made the world a better placeThe AgriPredict app forecasts the probability of pest invasions, including the voracious fall armyworm, which eats crops and has wreaked ha...
26 Dec, 2018, 09.54 AM IST
Agriculture has unlimited scope with satellite and remote sensing technologies: MinisterThe minister said satellite technology will be used for land resource mapping, pesticide management, soil health mapping, crop yield estima...
06 Apr, 2017, 09.35 PM IST
Government to digitally map farms with satellite for crop insurance; proposal being discussed with IRDAThe government is preparing to deploy orbiting satellites to digitally map each farmland in the country, data from which will be used to pr...
23 Feb, 2015, 04.38 AM IST
Agriculture Ministry to issue 14 crore soil health cards in three yearsA soil health card carries crop-wise recommendations of fertilisers required for farms, so that accordingly farmers can use inputs
02 Sep, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
- Will the new nutrient-based subsidy help?
The new nutrient-based subsidy policy is finally effective from April 1, 2010. The subsidy will be admissible for the three macro nutrients...
06 Apr, 2010, 02.41 AM IST