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India needs to raise food grains production to 450 million tonnes by 2047: ChaudhariDirector General SK Chaudhari emphasized that intelligent technology use in agriculture and the fertilizer sector is a national imperative....
Bayer strengthens its phygital connect with Indian farmers as FarmRise app reaches 5 million usersThe initiative also includes digital marketplaces, satellite-based insights for risk protection, and AI-powered advisory, aiming to enhance...
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
Meta announces partnership with Noon Energy to meet data centre needsMeta is investing in new energy solutions for its AI data centers. The company is partnering to bring space solar energy to Earth, providin...
Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...
Inside PepsiCo India’s farm-to-shelf overhaul amid shifting consumer demandPepsiCo India says India’s agri supply chains are layered, limiting farmers’ price visibility and direct linkages with organised buyers can...
Kisan Credit Card alone is insufficient for modern, high-value agriculture: Shivraj Singh ChouhanShivraj Singh Chouhan stressed the need for technology, stronger rural banking, and integrated farming to boost smallholder incomes.
Gadkari sees farmers as future energy providers to reduce import dependenceGadkari flagged the need for stronger post-harvest infrastructure, warning that surplus production without adequate cold storage, processin...
Why balancing yield and soil health is the key to sustainable agriculture's futureIndia's agriculture, vital to its economy and population, faces a soil degradation crisis threatening long-term productivity. Technological...
Delhi Pollution: How Punjab farmers are outsmarting world's most advanced space agency NASA?Despite a decrease in reported stubble burning incidents in north-west India and Pakistan, experts have raised concerns over a possible shi...
Agritech startup Satyukt Analytics raises early-stage fundingThe startup uses satellite technology and machine learning to provide SaaS-based advisory services in a direct-to-farmer manner.
Nabard arm invests Rs 10 crore in agritech Satyukt AnalyticsThe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard)-backed Nabventures' investment, started in 2018, in the Bengaluru-based en...
ICICI Bank breaks the ground, uses space images for farm loans to cut costsThe lender, India's fourth largest by assets, is using pictures taken from space and analysed by a third-party firm, for farm loans in 500 ...
ICICI Bank uses space images for farm loans to cut costsThe lender, India's fourth largest by assets, is using pictures taken from space and analysed by a third-party firm, for farm loans in 500 ...
IBM's research lab may help farm sector in India with Watson cognitive technologyThe company is also using its cognitive technology to help farmers identify pest infestation earlier and in working out supply chains and g...
Government to digitally map farms with satellite for crop insurance; proposal being discussed with IRDAThe government is preparing to deploy orbiting satellites to digitally map each farmland in the country, data from which will be used to pr...
- Wipro's former employees quit job to set up milk dairy
The milk dairy will be set up at a cost of Rs 15 cr on 24 acres, and 300 marginal farmers will be selected to supply milk to the dairy.