BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith 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
El Niño needs monitoring, but India better prepared than earlier: Bayer’s Simon WiebuschFarmers are increasingly recognising climate volatility as a long-term reality, driving greater adoption of climate-smart practices, says S...
05 Jun, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Pakistan: Economic challenges arise for farmers, labourers as modern harvesting techniques enter farmsAccording to The Express Tribune, Khanewal, a key wheat-producing region, has historically depended on manual harvesting, where large group...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
India can't buy Iranian or Russian oil without Trump's permission, alleges Rahul GandhiGandhi also claimed that the names of PM Modi, several BJP leaders and ministers have been found in the Epstein files. “The key (chabi) of ...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Tractor makers bet on returning migrant workers to drive up salesReverse migration, driven by geopolitical tensions, is boosting India's tractor industry. Returning migrant workers are investing in tracto...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Mahindra arm bets big on mechanised farming solutionsThe multipurpose machine, which looks like an all-terrain vehicle, costs about ₹3.5 lakh. This is one of M&M's many attempts to help farmer...
12 Sep, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Government aims to double farm mechanisation in next 10 years: Narendra Singh TomarThe government's emphasis is on providing large advanced agricultural equipment to farmers for their field, the minister said.
21 Dec, 2020, 07.34 PM IST
Government to rope in agency to evaluate farm mechanisation impactAmong the states, farm power availability in Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and western part of Rajasthan is higher than the Nation...
20 Aug, 2019, 01.44 PM IST
Government pitches for farm mechanisation to boost farmers incomeThe Modi government is promoting farm mechanisation in a big way under various programmes and has been setting up more testing and training...
07 Jul, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
Seeding time for startups in farm mechanisation businessInvestor interest is peaking in these startups as well. Agri-startup VillFarm, a sustainable agri inputs company is the latest to secure fu...
23 Sep, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Kerala seeks Rs 600 cr funds from Centre to boost farm sectorFaced with labour shortage, the state has demanded funds to promote farm mechanisation and promotion of high-yielding dwarf variety of coco...
25 Feb, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Kirloskar Oil Engines forays into farm machinery segmentInitially, the company will introduce the machines in Maharashtra and then roll them out across the country in a phased manner.
04 Sep, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
Rs 500 crore earmarked for farm mechanisation in APThota Narasimham stressed on the need for adopting modern farming methods to boost production and to minimise expenditure.
14 May, 2013, 10.50 PM IST
- Agriculture Ministry proposes custom hiring of farm machinery in 12th plan
Custom hiring envisages promoting establishment of farm machinery banks for hiring by way of providing financial assistance to self-help gr...
04 Feb, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
- Government weighs loan guarantee, VC fund for farm mechanisation
The government plans to create farm machinery banks for custom hiring as poor farmers can’t afford to own equipment to improve productivity.
26 Sep, 2012, 01.05 PM IST