Agriculture

UAS to open first-of-its-kind agriculture science museum in Bengaluru on August 3 Minister of Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Pro-Chancellor, UAS-B, will inaugurate the museum Bengaluru With the aim of imparting...

Billionaire Jack Ma invests in fishery & agriculture startup Hong Kong, Aug 1 (IANS) Chinese billionaire and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) founder Jack Ma has invested in a fishery and agriculture startup...

Lean times hit the vertical farming business Not long ago, vertical farming seemed unstoppable. Big tech was going to supercharge agriculture, one of the oldest industries in the world, and...

Agriculture ministry to build up industry resilience: official PRIORITIES: The newly inaugurated ministry would promote a strategy for farms and fisheries to adapt to climate change, Chen Chi-chung said Staff...

Govt launches digital crop survey in 12 states on pilot basis Synopsis The Centre has launched digital crop survey in 12 states on a pilot basis from kharif (summer-sown) season...

State govts, oil palm firms launch mega drive till Aug 12 to increase oil palm cultivation Synopsis Oil palm cultivation is being promoted under the central scheme National Mission for...

Rs 17,000 crore under PM-KISAN released by PM Modi will benefit farmers from across the country: Tripura CM Manik Saha Synopsis Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme,...

Tomato prices break new barrier of Rs 200/kg in Mumbai Synopsis According to a TOI report, the APMC Vashi director Shankar Pingale, mentioned that the wholesale rate for tomatoes ranged...

Agriculture Minister invites Japanese investors to Haryana Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister, Mr. JP Dalal, held a meeting with, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and...

Farmers responses over pesticide-use effects cannot be considered scientific, petitioners tell SC Petitioners request Supreme Court to review and consider banning of 135 more pesticides banned outside India Petitioners seeking...