6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (357+ words) BusinessLine With total horticulture production projected at about 377.8 million tonnes in 2025-26, including nearly 121.5 million tonnes of fruits and 221.0 million tonnes of vegetables, India is no longer a marginal player in high-value agriculture India is among the leading producers of banana,…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (335+ words) India needs two engines. First, convert genuine domestic surplus into neutral AMF for markets where geography favours India. Second, build bonded or SEZ platforms that import commodity butterfat, add Indian processing value and re-export it. Key barriers include domestic allocation…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (245+ words) BRICS backs grain trading platform, four farmer-centric initiatives at Delhi Summit. Recognising member countries’ key roles in world food production, the Russian proposal to set up BRICS Grain Exchange has been mentioned in the New Delhi Declaration of BRICS, as…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (146+ words) Collaboration must extend to the farm gate as well. Farmer Producer Organisations can help growers aggregate produce, improve access to inputs, strengthen bargaining power and connect with organised markets. Investment in grading, storage, processing and packaging can further ensure that…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (315+ words) The centre takes visitors through NABARD’s journey, from its key milestones and rural success stories to the initiatives shaping the future of rural development The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has unveiled its ‘Experience CentreâÂ…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (198+ words) Release of Souvenir at the 67th National Symposium of CLFMA of India in Mumbai on Friday In a bid to meet the growing demand for veterinary professionals in the country, the government proposes to allow private sector in the veterinary education....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (326+ words) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India must focus on outcomes, highlighted education and campus expansion, and urged dialogue across generations without dividing society by age. “We need to look at outcomes and not outlays,“ Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (438+ words) The assumption Bhattacharya had to confront was her own. After navigating a male-dominated institution and becoming SBI’s first woman chairperson, she believed her experiences meant she would be unlikely to harbour unconscious gender bias. Training at Salesforce proved otherwise. “I…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (190+ words) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday launched another round of consultations on the proposed Seed Bill, after receiving about 18,000 suggestions. The draft Bill was published in November 2025. As the minister was non-committal to fix a deadline to finalise…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (417+ words) Indian Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that while he ensured irrigation in more land as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, it also resulted in the diversification from millets and pulses crops to paddy-wheat rotation. But he underscored the…...