After ethanol in petrol, it’s now Bio-CNG’s turn: Govt’s Rs 23,731 crore push could change what powers your CNG car in the years aheadIndia is set to unveil the GOBARdhan scheme, targeting a significant rise in Compressed Biogas production. By transforming agricultural was...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Cabinet approves GOBARdhan scheme with Rs 23,731 crore outlayThe Scheme aims to increase domestic Compressed Biogas (CBG) production nearly ten-fold, mobilize large-scale private investment and create...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Cabinet approves GOBARdhan biogas scheme, Guwahati-Tezpur highway worth Rs 32,701 crore combinedThe Union Cabinet approved two significant projects totaling over Rs 32,000 crore. The GOBARdhan scheme aims to boost biogas production nat...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
The ethanol story is changing. Is investing in the ecosystem the better way? 15 stocks across different market cap segmentsThe ethanol story started simply enough: Cut India's dependence on imported crude oil. It would save foreign exchange. Give farmers a new a...
03 Aug, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
The surprising metrics of Goa's tourism boom led by traffic, villas and paneerAs flights and hotel occupancy fail to capture the number of tourists flocking to Goa, here are some unusual indicators that also mark the ...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
India needs income-centric agri policies, greater Centre-state coordination: EAC-PM chairmanIndia must transition agriculture towards income generation, emphasizing crop diversification and market reforms, said S Mahendra Dev, Chai...
23 Jul, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Farmers should be ‘businessmen’ who respond to market demand, not just grow rice and wheat: NITI Aayog’s Ashok LahiriLahiri stressed the need for greater adoption of science and technology, noting that productivity per acre for several Indian crops remains...
23 Jul, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Meghalaya launches Rs 175.45 crore ‘Mission Golden Spice’Meghalaya launched Mission Golden Spice to enhance its Lakadong turmeric value chain. This initiative aims to establish the state as a glob...
21 Jul, 2026, 08.52 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
Ethanol ecosystem: Judging fear by noise is not evidence; 15 stocks from the ecosystemSugar is one of the oldest distressed sectors in India. For decades it has swung between glut and shortage, carried heavy debt, was depende...
13 Jul, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Swiss agritech firm Innoterra's Indian arm files for IPOInnoterra Ltd, the Indian arm of Swiss agritech firm Innoterra AG, is preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The company plans to ...
01 Jul, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Special Cell is ensuring hassle-free movement of perishables across India: Agriculture MinisterMore than 2,000 major markets are now functional in the country. State governments were requested to relax Mandi Act norms so that farmers ...
16 May, 2020, 11.01 PM IST
Need to make farming lucrative in India: Sadhguru Jaggi VasudevSadhguru expressed optimism that this is "very much doable", adding that if irrigation is aggregated, there will be no debt burden on the f...
25 Mar, 2018, 01.26 PM IST
Bank aggregators can lift farmers' 'futures'Nilesh Shah, MD at Kotak AMC, warns that before increasing taxes, the government should “plug loopholes“ such as bonus stripping and conver...
26 Dec, 2016, 09.42 AM IST
Retailers, consumers sourcing cheaper vegetables from farmers via e-mails, SMS in MaharashtraAs vegetable prices show no sign of slowdown, direct marketing is becoming popular as it ensures best price to farmers & consumers.
08 Aug, 2013, 11.28 AM IST
- Forward Markets Commission mulls bigger play for market makers in futures
FMC, the commodity market regulator, is planning to increase the participation of market makers and aggregators in the futures market to bo...
28 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Futures perfect: FMC wants to bring small farmers to market
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) will meet officials from the commodity national exchange in a month to discuss the possibility of brin...
10 Oct, 2007, 04.29 AM IST