Saturday, 10 January 2026
Malaysian vertical farming pioneer Agroz has launched Agroz Robotics, a new automation and AI-driven innovation arm developed in collaboration with global robotics leader UBTECH. The initiative marks a major leap…
Ayekart, one of India’s fastest-growing integrated agri-food networks, has introduced Aantriva, an AI-enabled platform designed to bring long-overdue structure, transparency and intelligence to the country’s highly fragmented agri-food value chain.…
New research is reshaping what growers can expect from one of the world’s most valuable cut flowers. Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)—a top-10 global floriculture crop—shows remarkable gains in yield, quality,…
Jyoti Global Plast, backed by more than four decades of leadership in precision plastic and FRP moulding, has entered India’s fast-growing agricultural drone segment with the launch of AeroCrop, a…
India’s crop-forecasting infrastructure has taken a major leap forward with the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) expanding the reach and analytical depth of its FASAL programme (Forecasting Agricultural output…
Global agritech major Corteva Agriscience is embarking on a long-term strategy to introduce hybrid wheat tailored specifically for Indian conditions, with commercial seeds expected within the next 10 to 15…
Breakthrough study identifies varieties and key genes to halt sprouting before harvest in groundnut due to unseasonal rains. Unpredictable rains pose a serious threat to groundnut farmers, with pre-harvest sprouting…
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), a leading non-profit dedicated to rural development and climate-resilient agriculture, is driving a transformative initiative to introduce advanced technology to rural India. Under the ProRISE project,…
Trial results showed a 12 per cent increase in grain yield compared to farmers’ traditional practices. String Bio, a technology company building sustainable, low-carbon solutions for global agriculture, has successfully…
In a significant stride for Indian horticultural science, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has released Kaveri Vaaman, a first-of-its-kind dwarf banana variety engineered to withstand lodging and shorten the…
In a move that underscores India’s pivot toward technology-led development, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved two major projects designed to improve learning outcomes in Punjab and…
India’s rice sector is entering a pivotal phase of modernisation as 31 high-performing IRRI–NARES-developed varieties—formally released and notified in the Gazette of India in 2024—move into large-scale cultivation nationwide. The…
The MoU aims to explore India’s indigenous citrus varieties and characterise their natural aromatic and flavour compounds for the development of high-value products. In a significant step towards strengthening India’s…
Scientists of the ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have discovered a new species of deep-sea squid from the Arabian Sea—only the second confirmed species of the globally rare genus…
