Agritech firms expect budget to open up opportunities for themThe government will promote investment in post-harvest activities including aggregation, modern storage, efficient supply chains, primary a...
01 Feb, 2024, 09.58 PM IST
Agritech startup Fasal raises $12 million in funding led by TDK Ventures, British International InvestmentThe Bengaluru-headquartered startup works with horticulture farmers by providing them patented Internet-of-Things-crop intelligence technol...
22 Dec, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Bioscience company Absolute featured as world's 100 most promising impact startups at NasdaqNorrsken is a non-profit impact ecosystem connecting founders with the capital, knowledge and network they need to make saving the world th...
29 Aug, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Kshema looks to double its premium by this fiscal endThe newest general insurance company that would just focus on agriculture aims to double the premium collections to ₹1,000 crore by end of ...
23 Aug, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
UNDP India joins hands with Absolute to further sustainable agriculture practices under PMFBYThe partnership is expected to promote innovation and digitalisation of PMFBY.
25 Jul, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Fasal ties up with SBI to help farmers get easy access to loansFasal has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide farmers with easy access to capital in the form of quick, easy, and colla...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Agritech firm Fasal enters procurement business to sell directly to retailers, exportersThrough its patented IoT system called Kranti, Fasal has been making horticulture farming guesswork-free with advanced irrigation alerts, f...
01 Mar, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Agri-tech Cropin raises $13.7 million from Google, othersThe funds will help expand Cropin Cloud, which the company launched in September 2022 to unify its software and apps that cater to a growin...
09 Jan, 2023, 09.52 PM IST
Fasal signs MoU with IMD for research collaborationAgritech firm Fasal revealed that it will be working closely with the India Meteorological Department on exchange of hourly short-range mod...
24 May, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Precision agriculture platform Fasal raises $4 million from 3one4 Capital, othersThe company will use the funds to expand their business across India and Southeast Asia, strengthen their full-stack services, and ramp up ...
22 Nov, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
A chip above the rest: How Agri-tech startups are riding the digital wave in rural IndiaThe use of technology in agriculture has significant potential, with increased smartphone reach and digital connectivity in rural India. Ag...
16 May, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
'Ill-informed', 'unwarranted': India on Canadian PM Trudeau's farmers' protest commentsCanadian PM Justin Trudeau joined some of his ministers and other parties to "express concern" about the protests by farmers against recent...
02 Dec, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Can high-tech firms with actionable inputs eliminate uncertainties in agriculture?The ecosystem can help the government achieve its goal of doubling farm income by 2022. It can also power the rural economy, seen as an imp...
19 Jul, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
In poll season, govt fast-tracks farm insurance payments, makes mechanism more user friendlyIn major agri states like UP, Rajasthan and Gujarat, insurance companies have already settled 90 per cent of claims
28 Mar, 2019, 06.42 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh government for 'e-tendering' of all contractsThe Yogi Adityanth government approved Rs 487 per quintal as the minimum support price for the purchase of potato.
18 Apr, 2017, 09.56 PM IST
Rs 500-cr missed call biz in India: Banks, FMCG cos, political parties use this tool for customer feedbackFor, the Great Indian Missed Call - choice for broke pre-paid users - is turning out to be a Rs 500cr biz for banks, FMCG & politicos.
07 Feb, 2013, 09.46 PM IST
- We came within a hair's breadth of going bust: Scott Cook, Fasal
In conversation with ET's Peerzada Abrar, Radhika P Nair and Biswarup Gooptu on the sidelines of the TiE Summit, Cook a former Procter & Ga...
20 Dec, 2011, 12.07 PM IST