ICAR conducts farmers’ training in Umiam
A training programme on ‘Bio-intensive Plant Health Management for Important Vegetable Crops in North East India‘ was organized recently under…
India focusing on high-tech agriculture to help farmers become self-sufficient
The government has resolved to develop agricultural hi-tech in this year’s Union Budget in order to make farmers self-sufficient. For…
Saffron Production Hits 15 Metric Tonnes After Two Decades
Saffron production surpassed 15 metric tonnes for the first time in nearly 25 years last season, thanks to timely rainfall…
Mushroom Cultivation yield huge profit to students of SV Agriculture College
Aiming to become entrepreneurs, a group of students of Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College has successfully cultivated mushrooms as part of…
Red and purple microbes give Australia’s mysterious pink lake its hue
The unusual bubblegum pink colour of a remote lake in Western Australia has long been a mystery, but new research…
IISc-backed ARTPARK to launch $100 million venture fund to invest in AI, robotics startups
The AI & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), promoted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) – Bengaluru, has announced the…
NABARD-RIDF to be tapped for mega projects
The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development’s (NABARD) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is set to play a larger…
15-year-old Tamil Nadu Boy Creates App to Help Farmers in Crop Selection
Aravind, a 15-year-old boy from Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, often noticed farmers in his largely agrarian town worrying about low…
Large-scale solar farms could increase rainfall in some arid regions
Placing large-scale solar farms on the Arabian Red Sea coastal plain could dramatically increase rainfall in this arid part of…
NABARD’s Grameena Habba to showcase rural art work in Bengaluru
NABARD, Karnataka regional office, is holding its annual marketing event ‘Grameena Habba’, a platform for rural artisans to sell agricultural,…