This Amravati farmer was earning Rs 150 per month, now invited to speak at Oxford University about his Rs 15-crore agri businessRavindra Metkar, a farmer from Maharashtra, transformed his earnings of Rs 150 a month into a Rs 15-crore agricultural enterprise by focusi...
19 Mar, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
UPSC preparation took a twist. Now, his family is selling India’s most expensive mangoes at Rs 10,000 per pieceA farmer in Telangana, Sumanbai Gaikwad, has successfully grown Miyazaki mangoes, the world's most expensive mangoes, with saplings procure...
21 Mar, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Gram Unnati partners with Coco-Cola India for project to boost mango yields in KarnatakaGram Unnati and Coca-Cola India’s Project Mango Unnati in Karnataka targets improving yields and farmers' income for Alphonso and Totapuri ...
17 Jul, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
Urdhvam’s ‘BoreCharger’ Recharges Borewells Through Innovation and Technology30 Mar, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Meet Kaleem Ullah Khan, the father of 300 varieties of mangoes in IndiaThe school dropout was a teenager when he grafted plant parts to create new varieties.
21 Jul, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
Fiery feni: 500-year-old Indian tipple gets a cocktail makeoverUsually made from crushed cashew apples or coconut palm sap, the potent drink has fallen out of favour in Goa.
02 Jul, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
As a horticulture boom pushes up farm incomes, here are two key missing piecesOne major stumbling block in the promotion of horticulture is the lack of cold storage facilities.
16 Sep, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
Japanese sushi gets a twist as sushi doughnuts & sushi burritos roll outThe sushi doughnut took the world by storm in 2016 when Melbourne-based Sam Murphy shared a raw vegan version on Instagram.
01 Apr, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
India, Israel have to take care of each other: Israeli President Reuven RivlinAsked about the Indo-Israel cooperation, the President said that the cooperation between both the nations is now being expanded in the fiel...
18 Nov, 2016, 06.41 PM IST
Jain Irrigation, Hindustan Coca-Cola commit to invest Rs 50 croreGlobal beverages giant Coca Cola's Indian bottling arm and Jain Irrigation plan a joint investment of Rs 50 crore in a project aimed at boo...
06 Jul, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Coca-Cola and Jain Irrigation to invest Rs 50 crore in Project Unnati Phase 2Managing Director, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.said “India is the largest producer of mango pulp in the world, with one of the lowest mango...
26 May, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
India's agriculture output to be worth 29 lakh crore by 2030: CII-McKinsey report"Consumption demand is increasing as India's per capita GDP is expected to increase by 320% in the next 20 years...agricultural output (at ...
13 Apr, 2013, 05.22 AM IST
- India's agri output to jump to Rs 29.2 lakh cr by 2030: Report
The country's agricultural output by 2030 could reach Rs 29.28 lakh crore level and food exports could jump to over Rs 7 lakh crore, a repo...
12 Apr, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
- TAFE to train women farmers in farm management
A pilot project to train women farmers in farm management - soil conservation, pest management, yield improvement, tractor driving and impl...
15 Mar, 2013, 06.00 PM IST
- High-density cultivation the new mantra for low cost, better yield
High-density cultivation is the new mantra for raising the productivity of high-value commercial crops.Crowding of plants is now considered...
12 Jul, 2012, 03.01 AM IST
- Pinjore mango fest takes off
Over 2,000 mangoes grown in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan were displayed at the 17th Mango Mela at Yadavin...
06 Jul, 2008, 03.09 PM 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