Friday, 17 July 2026
This initiative has been implemented across 215 bag-based foodgrain warehouses of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), while the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is deploying the system in an additional…
Smart Seed Technology utilises biodegradable biopolymeric materials to create a multifunctional protective layer around seeds and delivers up to 30 per cent higher yields in groundnut and soybean crops. In…
Union Minister also inaugurated the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) Regional Centre at Patna which will serve as a knowledge and institutional hub for fisheries development across Eastern India. In…
Government targets distribution of 46,000-plus crop residue management machines and expansion of biomass-based utilisation networks as it pushes for a permanent solution to stubble burning across northern India The Centre…
Through these awareness vans, farmers will be educated on identifying counterfeit agricultural products and protecting themselves from fraud. As part of a special awareness campaign launched by Dhanuka Agritech Limited…
Climate-smart farming, digital innovation and farmer welfare drive BRICS agriculture consensus. The BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting held in Indore, concluded on Friday with the unanimous adoption of the ‘Indore Declaration’,…
The Committee appointed Padma Shri Dr P L Gautam, a renowned agricultural scientist and former Chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority and the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights…
The networks include BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture, BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture, Global Forum on Farmers’ Rights in Seed Systems and BRICS AgriN…
Beyond procurement, the centre is envisioned as a catalyst for strengthening the entire millet value chain. It will support aggregation of produce, improve collective marketing through the Farmer Producer Cooperative…
IS 20201:2026 aim to standardise community seed bank management and protect agrobiodiversity. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has recently published…
Horticulture cultivation area likely to reach 301.51 Lakh Ha in 2025–26 and an increase in production is envisaged in Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Aromatic & Medicinal crops. The Department of…
24×7 multilingual chatbot is research-based service from ICAR-IIOR and Partner Institutes delivers free, research-based advisory in all Indian languages. As India enters the kharif sowing season with renewed focus on…
The newly inaugurated facilities include the Next Generation Agricultural Extension Learning Centre (NAEL Centre) at the Division of Agricultural Extension, the Processing Laboratory at the Division of Food Science and…
Comprehensive measures activated to shield domestic fertiliser supply from Global geo-political disruptions; continuous monitoring keeps Punjab’s fertiliser stocks sufficient. Over 10.71 LMT Urea is supplied against pro-rata requirement of 9…
