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
Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Geologists Find Strange Stone Tunnels That Could Point to a Never-Before-Seen Lifeform on EarthScientists found tiny, organized tunnels within desert rocks. These formations are unlike natural geological processes. Chemical traces sug...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Yara Fertiliser expects to treble biz in three yearsYara India, the fertiliser maker focusing on non-subsidised crop nutrition products, intends to expand its business three-fold over the nex...
08 Jun, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Agriculture must attract youth, loan waivers no remedy: MS SwaminathanSwaminathan also pitched for including pulses under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to deal with the issue of deficiency of protein a...
05 Sep, 2017, 07.06 PM IST
Food fortification: Task force formed to frame regulationsThe government has constituted a task force to frame regulations on food fortification to combat malnutrition, Rajya Sabha was informed tod...
05 May, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
New multi-nutrient supplement to fight anemia among childrenThe multi-nutrient mixture has been developed by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad to deal with high prevalence of anemia am...
14 Jan, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
Government to bring legislation on food fortificationGovernment is planning to bring a legislation on food fortification to combat high malnutrition in children with focus on dietary diversifi...
26 Nov, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
Kaveri Seed Q4 net profit jumps four-foldsCompany's profit rose as its total income from sale of seed and micro-nutrients increases to Rs 73.98 cr in the fourth quarter of the 2012-...
23 May, 2013, 03.49 PM IST
- Krishidhan gets micro-nutrient export order of Rs 200 crore
Pune-based Krishidhan group of companies has bagged an order of Rs 200 crore for supplying micro-nutrients to a European company over next ...
17 Jan, 2012, 05.13 PM IST
- FMCG cos focus on special products for wider rural penetration
In a bid to penetrate deeper into the rural areas, FMCG giants, including Britannia, GSKCH and Nestle are developing specialised nutrient-e...
27 Sep, 2010, 05.36 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
- Current urea policy ends March 31
In a step towards reform of the fertiliser subsidy regime, the government may unveil the proposed Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy in a limite...
19 Jan, 2010, 08.24 PM IST
- Current urea policy ends March 31
In a step towards reform of the fertiliser subsidy regime, the government may unveil the proposed Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy in a limite...
19 Jan, 2010, 08.24 PM IST
- FACT launches new value added fertilisers
The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) is launching two more value added fertilizers.
25 Jun, 2009, 06.52 PM IST
- Aries Agro IPO opens Friday: Price band Rs 120-130/share
Aries Agro’s initial public offer of 45,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium to be decided through 100 per cent book building op...
10 Dec, 2007, 05.22 PM IST
- Micro-nutrient limit in rice bran oil may be raised
The edible oil industry’s proposal to raise the limit of unsaponified matters in rice bran oil from 3.5% to 4.5% is under active considerat...
23 Oct, 2006, 12.02 AM IST