India excelling in low cost space launches, says Vice-President
SRIHARIKOTA : Lauding the efforts of scientists and technologists, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday described it as a matter of pride for India to carry […]
Agriculture
KisanKraft: Revolutionizing Indian Agriculture
By BW Online Bureau Value and Service have always been the key deliverables of KisanKraft. They look at various products available in the world, adapt it […]
Long dry spell pushes down fungicide sales
By Ashish Kulshrestha HYDERABAD : The Indian agrochemicals industry is witnessing a decline in sales of fungicides this season as the climate is causing lower […]
FSII raises concern over challenges and risks of illegal selling of unapproved GM cotton seeds
By Sutanuka Ghosal Kolkata : The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) on Wednesday raised its concern on the increased challenges and risks of illegal […]
Microsoft Has Backed 4,000 Indian Start-ups In One Year: Report
Microsoft India said it was committed to contributing to the Indian start-up growth story. New Delhi : Microsoft has supported over 4,000 Indian start-ups, skill […]
Reform food and school systems to end malnutrition
By K Srinath Reddy A round half of under-five child deaths in India are linked to undernutrition. Susceptibility to a variety of infections, loss of cognitive […]
A four-point agenda for farm revival
By RAKESH BHARTI MITTAL To make agriculture a viable business, the Government must focus on enablers rather than handouts. Here’s a roadmap Private sector is yet […]
How Agpulse Organics is using herbal agricultural recipes to protect farm biodiversity
By LIBZA MANNAN Offering a range of organic products for crop protection and animal husbandry, the Delhi-based agri startup aims to replace synthetic products for crop […]
Why India’s farmers want to conserve indigenous heirloom rice
By Chitrangada Choudhury India was once home to 100,000 rice varieties, but high-yield, less hardy hybrids have taken over encouraging farmers to safeguard more resistant strains […]
Drones for soil mapping? Mahindra says why not
By Swaraj Baggonkar The Mumbai-based company is in talks with the government seeking approval to make drones a part of farming methods, says Pawan Goenka, managing […]