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In 2024, a New York dairy farmer kept farming alongside a 6.5-megawatt solar project; wider panel spacing allowed tractors to pass and hay to growAn increasing number of farmers are exploring solar leases as a way to secure consistent income while maintaining their agricultural practi...
Beyond Oil: How bioenergy investments can rebalance India-Russia tradeRussia now exports more than $60 billion worth of goods annually to India, primarily crude oil, petroleum products, coal, and fertilisers.
Supply-chain efficiency and sustainability in operations: Rinkesh Satija’s 2-Cents!PepsiCo India collaborates with over 36,000 farmers to boost agricultural productivity and implement sustainable farming practices. The com...
This Bengaluru man rejected Paris job offers to grow mushrooms in an old poultry shed, he now earns Rs 4 lakh a monthA Bengaluru entrepreneur, Prithviraj, turned his family's unused poultry shed into a mushroom farm after rejecting job offers in Paris. Sta...
Fading Aroma of Black Cardamom: A $480 million market may bloom while India's 'black gold' wiltsIndia’s large black cardamom industry is battling declining plantation health, crop diseases and climate change, threatening farmers’ livel...
Cheaper to run, but costlier to buy? New CAFE III rules kick in from April 2027; here's how your next car could be affectedIndia’s CAFE III fuel-efficiency norms will take effect from April 1, 2027, tightening fleet-average targets for automakers until March 203...
‘What ‘no palm oil’ labels tell consumers and what they don’tIndia cannot spend Rs 11,040 crore building a domestic oil palm economy while allowing brands to turn the same crop into a warning sign. Th...
India’s next fertiliser revolution: New-age nutrients to complement conventional fertilisersIndia’s fertiliser strategy must, therefore, evolve from a question of choosing between conventional and new-age fertilisers to one of inte...
India within striking distance of 8% GDP growth, resilience not accidental: Shaktikanta DasWith an ambitious target of 8% GDP growth, India aims for Viksit Bharat by the year 2047 through innovative reforms. The government is dedi...
India's commercial vehicle market just had its best year in seven. Then the June quarter arrived, and margins fellThere is, at this point, an apparent contradiction at work in the Indian commercial vehicles space. One: FY 2026 was the best of the last s...
From farm to classroom: Mahatma Gandhi’s vision for basic education and future of agricultural learningThe objective is not merely to prepare agriculture graduates as job seekers, but to equip them with the skills to solve problems, innovate ...
Greer urges G20 to back Trump tariff agenda, takes aim at ChinaUS Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urged G20 major economies to refrain from coercive food trade actions. He emphasized the need to tac...
Godrej Industries Group, Malaysian delegation discuss cooperation in oil palm innovation and businessDiscussions covered areas of mutual interest across the Group’s businesses, particularly oil palm innovation and the household insecticides...
El Nino threatens rabi crops in rainfed areas, may affect foodgrain output: Agri SecyThe rabi season in India is expected to encounter difficulties due to the El Nino weather pattern. Agriculture Secretary Atish Chandra high...
Balwaan Krishi raises Rs 100 crore in Series B to accelerate affordable farm mechanisation in IndiaThe fundraise marks an important milestone for Balwaan as it scales its position in India’s growing farm mechanisation market.
Wendell Berry found life’s deepest lessons in the soil and turned them into poetry, prose and a call to care for natureWendell Berry is an American farmer, novelist and poet. He farmed and also developed a body of writing focused on community, agriculture an...
Industry body ACFI seeks Rs 5,000-7,500 cr scheme to cut reliance on China for crop protection inputsThe Agro Chem Federation of India suggests a significant government support program. This initiative aims to boost the country's self-relia...
‘Viksit Bharat depends on Viksit Rajya’: CEA calls for more private capital, higher state capexChief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said India will need greater private-capital participation to finance its development ambitions...
Investment for Viksit Bharat needs significantly greater participation by pvt capital: CEA NageswaranIndia’s large savings base needs to grow further, but significantly greater private-sector participation will be essential to mobilise the ...
Punjab and Haryana farmers are not just earning from their crops. 2,550 farmers get Rs 2.9 crore through this facilityMore than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana are receiving over Rs 2.9 crore in India’s first farm-level soil-carbon payments. The farmers...