UP govt offering subsidies on purchase of agricultural drones, machineryThe Uttar Pradesh government is offering subsidies on agricultural drones and machinery to boost productivity for farmers. Applications are...
28 Jun, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Afforestation, EVs, natural farming and renewables to help Himachal become green state by 2027: CM Sukhvinder Singh SukhuHimachal Pradesh aims to become a green state by 2027 through initiatives like afforestation, promoting natural farming, and adopting solar...
17 Mar, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh looks to become drone manufacturing hub with new policyMadhya Pradesh has introduced a new drone policy to promote manufacturing and usage in sectors like agriculture, logistics, security, and g...
05 Feb, 2025, 08.38 PM IST
Govt may consider giving agri subsidies via direct benefit transfer: Shivraj Singh ChouhanUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced potential policy changes to simplify agriculture, suggesting subsidies for fertilisers and f...
27 Jan, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
More hype than substance? Why agritech has still not made a mark in India’s agrarian landscapeMany startups are coming up with innovations that can solve various problems of farmers — commendable and required in an agrarian nation. B...
20 Jul, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Production Linked Incentive scheme for drones to kickstart industry, not permanent subsidy: Piyush GoyalGoyal noted that technological progress in the drone industry will help farmers in getting higher quality crops and will also help in incre...
05 Jul, 2024, 09.29 AM IST
How tech can make India a farming powerhouseIndia's farm yields are low by international comparison but with cost-reducing and productivity-increasing tech applications, the sector ca...
08 Nov, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh are applying to become drone pilotsAround 120 farmers in Madhya Pradesh have applied to the state government for permission to fly drones in order to improve their agricultur...
23 Aug, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
IoTechWorld Avigation aims to sell 3,000 agri drones this fiscal, explore export marketStartup IoTechWorld, which was founded in 2017 by Deepak Bhardwaj and Anoop Upadhyay, has a manufacturing facility in Gurugram. It sells ag...
23 Apr, 2023, 01.39 PM IST
Government should hike assistance under PM-KISAN, give tax sops for agritech startups: IndustryEdible oil industry body SEA has demanded that a national mission should be launched to increase oilseeds production and reduce imports of ...
29 Jan, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Union Budget 2023: Abolition of GST & mandi tax among requests from the agritech sectorThe agritech sector wants the Union Finance minister to abolish the GST and mandi tax on agricultural produce brought from Farmers Producer...
28 Jan, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
Conditions favourable for taking drones to farmers: GovtKisan drones are being promoted for crop assessment, digitisation of land records, spraying of pesticides and nutrients for which a budget ...
02 May, 2022, 10.14 PM IST
To fast track agri-drone adoption, Centre approves 477 pesticides for drone usageThese 477 registered pesticides include insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators (PGRs), for commercial use through drones for...
20 Apr, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
Government working on fast-tracking drone adoption in farm sector: Official"The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the agriculture ministry and CIB&RC are working jointly to fast track applications and a...
10 Mar, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Who will pay for the kisan drone?The government wants to promote the use of drones in agriculture – from crop assessment to pesticide spraying. Who will foot the bill?
12 Feb, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Centre needs to prioritise crop diversification, allied sectors, promote alternative fertilisers: Economic SurveyStating that the allied agri-sectors are steadily emerging to be high growth segments, the Survey said, "Increasing importance of allied se...
31 Jan, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
Drones to assess crop loss under new insurance policyA new agriculture insurance scheme for farmers -to be known as New Crop Insurance Scheme (NCIS) -expected to be approved by the Cabinet nex...
10 Jan, 2016, 11.47 AM IST