ICAR @98: Science, innovation and sustainability for Viksit Bharat 2047
Achieving Viksit Bharat 2047 requires agriculture to move beyond production towards value addition, food processing, exports, bio-based industries, carbon markets, and rural entrepreneurship.
Dr Reddy's Foundation soil testing lab set to hit 1-lakh sample mark ahead of 2026 rabi season
Dr Reddy's Foundation is expanding its soil testing operations significantly. The Hyderabad lab aims to process one lakh samples before the next Rabi season. This initiative addresses concerns about depleting soil health and government scheme implementation gaps. The foundation also partners with a startup for biological soil amendments. Collaboration with ICAR-IISS will build a digital soil health repository and advanced advisories.
News in Frames: The weight of a nations food
From dawn until dusk, they lift, carry, stack and unload sacks of grain and agricultural commodities, keeping the flow of food moving from farms to markets
Monsoon revival lifts kharif hopes, but experts say El Nio threat is far from over
Indias southwest monsoon has bounced back after a weak June, cutting the rainfall deficit and boosting kharif prospects. Experts caution, however, that the El Nino risk isnt over.
Roadside vendors turned exporters: Meghalayas numbered farmers reap fruits of labour
A 433-member organic farmers producer company in Ri-Bhoi districts Jirang has become a model of successful farm collectivisation
Razors edge: On the progress of the southwest monsoon
High heat and low rainfall is threatening agricultural produce
