India maintains high import duty, non-tariff barriers on American goods: US reportIndia continues to maintain high import tariffs on a variety of American goods, including agricultural products and medicines, according to...
01 Apr, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
It’s time to embrace a new era of gene-edited foodGenetic alterations have come a long way. We arguably began doing it thousands of years ago, when we started selectively breeding crops for...
08 Jul, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
Coromandel launches 10 new products to boost crop yieldsCoromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachand, a patented product using Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pest...
24 May, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
PepsiCo wins appeal against Indian attempt to remove potato patentThe Delhi High Court reversed the decision to remove PepsiCo's patent for the FC5 potato variety used in Lay's potato chips. The court ruli...
10 Jan, 2024, 09.14 PM IST
Delhi High Court turns down PepsiCo's appeal against revocation of potato patentThe U.S. snacks and drinks maker, which set up its first potato chip plant in India in 1989, supplies the FC5 seed variety to a group of fa...
08 Jul, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
PepsiCo proposes settlement to Gujarat potato farmers sued by itNine farmers from Sabarkantha and Aravalli districts are being sued by PepsiCo for allegedly growing a variety of potatoes for which it has...
27 Apr, 2019, 08.21 AM IST
ET Roundtable: Entrepreneurs building startups using Internet of Things, cloud computing models to help farmersA new breed of entrepreneurs is building startups that use next-generation technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud comput...
19 Jun, 2015, 03.53 AM IST
Government puts stock limits on onions & potatoes to check pricesEarlier on Wednesday govt raised the minimum export price for onion by 67% to augment domestic supply and keep prices under control.
03 Jul, 2014, 09.58 AM IST
How Mu Sigma is creating Decision ScientistsTalent spotting is becoming ingenious as contestants discovered at a recent event organised by data analytics provider Mu Sigma.
12 Apr, 2014, 12.07 AM IST
Brand ‘Namo’: Beer mugs to bed linen & chips, products being branded after Narendra ModiMarket watchers estimate the overall product and merchandising market growing around the BJP leader to be around Rs 400-500 crore.
06 Dec, 2013, 10.38 AM IST
After tractors, Mahindra bets on agribusiness to cash in on crops"The principle lesson we have learned is that if you want to create a viable business model in agribusiness, you have to be a downstream pl...
31 Mar, 2013, 03.23 PM IST
- FDI in retail: Please move on
The debate in Parliament revealed the insincere nature of the Opposition’s objections.
06 Dec, 2012, 04.09 AM IST
Investors in renewable energy sector planning to turn part-time farmersUS-based Kiran Energy, SGFT and Gurgaon-based Moser Baer are some of the project developers inclined towards agriculture.
23 Dec, 2011, 12.36 PM IST
- Value addition key to commodity boom
Commodities, the next big thing in India, has started getting its due from all the existing and emerging stakeholders. But high growth in t...
22 Mar, 2007, 12.28 AM IST
- Super-premium vodkas use buzz, spin to enter crowded space
The most noble and rare grapes in the world aren’t just for making fine wines anymore, says Jean-Charles Boisset, president of Sausalito
03 Oct, 2006, 12.02 AM IST
- Delay in amending patents law adds to worries over modalities
The government's inability to amend the patents law during the winter session of the Parliament has led to apprehensions over the modalitie...
24 Dec, 2004, 10.45 PM IST
- Ambiguity over changes in patents law
The government's inability to amend the patents law during the winter session of Parliament has led to apprehensions over the modalities re...
24 Dec, 2004, 01.47 AM IST