Govt to launch separate mini-mission to increase sunflower cultivation area: Tomar Taking the industry’s advice into consideration, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has directed officials to prepare a detailed target-oriented action plan on increasing the sunflower...
Centre govt exempts genome-edited plants from biosafety regulations for faster development of new varieties. The Ministry of Environment announced on Wednesday that plants in the SDN1 and SDN2 (Site-Directed Nuclease) categories are exempt from biosafety regulations, potentially allowing...
Agritech start-up FarMart raised ₹244 crores in a Series B round led by General Catalyst Agricultural technology start-up General Catalyst led a $32 million (₹ 244 crores) Series B fundraising for FarMart. The round included existing investors Matrix Partners India and Omidyar Network...
UP relegate WB as a leading producer of vegetables, AP continues top fruit grower. After two years, Uttar Pradesh has returned to its status as the leading producer of vegetables, relegating West Bengal to second place, but the disparity between the two is now more than a million tonnes...
After nearly 3-4 years, coffee-growing districts in Karnataka, the country’s top producer, are expected to receive timely pre-monsoon showers this year. Karnataka produces around 70% of the country’s coffee. The pre-monsoon showers in March and April, nicknamed ‘blossom...
