Agriculture

WOTR rejuvenates 147 water structures in rural Rajasthan

The Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has announced to have marked a significant milestone by rejuvenating and constructing 147 traditional water-harvesting…

1 day ago

Sistema.bio Secures USD 53 Mn to Launch FarmCarbon for Smallholder Climate Finance

Sistema.bio, a global biogas technology and climate solutions provider, has announced the financial close and launch of FarmCarbon, a carbon…

1 week ago

Project Chittoor to revolutionise farmers’ income across 600 acres in Andhra Pradesh

A 600-acre integrated rural transformation initiative in Chittoor district is aiming to significantly raise farm incomes, generate diversified rural livelihoods,…

2 weeks ago

Maiden congress on South Asian agroforestry by CIFOR-ICRAF concludes in Delhi

The Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have concluded…

1 month ago

Ethanol blending program a potential threat to India’s food security: Economic Survey

India’s Economic Survey for 2025–26 has said that India’s ethanol blending programme is increasingly reshaping cropping patterns in ways that…

2 months ago

WOTR, Walmart Foundation transform rural women into ‘Drone Pilots’ for climate-resilient agriculture

Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), a leading non-profit dedicated to rural development and climate-resilient agriculture, has said that its driving a…

4 months ago

Green Climate Fund (GCF) approves $20 million capital for Hyderabad’s Kshema General Insurance

Hyderabad based Kshema General Insurance Limited has announced receiving approval for capital infusion of USD 20 million from the board…

5 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu unveils Rs 340 crore ethanol plant in Nellore

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated a series of socio-economic initiatives, including an ethanol project, of the…

6 months ago

L&T Energy GreenTech and ITOCHU Partner for 300 KTPA Green Ammonia Project in Kandla

L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has signed a Joint Development Agreement with…

8 months ago

Amul creates bioethanol from cheese whey; mulls setting-up Rs. 70 crore production facility

In a significant breakthrough for India’s renewable energy and dairy sectors, dairy major Amul has successfully completed large-scale trials to…

10 months ago