The Madhya Pradesh government had signed as many as 20 Memorandums of Understanding worth billions of rupees in the just concluded agri-business meet.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said rising inflation and slow response to rising demand for wheat, pulses, rice and edible oil have caused a sense of urgency for food security in the country.
ITC plans to teach farmers in four states the best agricultural practices.
Gujarat is all set to produce 15 per cent of the power India hopes to generate in the 11th Five Year Plan, chief minister Narendra Modi has said.
Here is the story of a humble farmer who developed a unique cardamom variety called 'Njallani', but did not know how to apply for a patent.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed concern over the slow rate of progress in power sector as compared to manufacturing and service sectors, which have logged double digit growth rates in the lest few year.
Now, it is the silk industry sector that India and China plan to jointly tap the global market.
India has emerged as the largest exporter of black pepper to the United States during January-March 2007.
The Supreme Court lifted an eight-month ban on field trials of genetically-modified food crops on May 8 subject to certain well-meaning provisos.
Latest statistics from the International Copper Study Group, the apex copper body in the world, say global copper use in 2008 is projected to grow by 3.6 per cent.
Farmers in India are getting obsessed with Bt cotton.
Apple farming - one of the major sources of revenue in the strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir - is in a grave crisis these days.
Palm oil prices are rising to record levels these days because China and India are stepping up purchases.
India has emerged as the world's largest producer of rubber.
Seven global companies are in the fray for supplying over one million tonnes of wheat to India.
Corporate retailing of fruits and vegetables - once a domain of street side vendors - seems to be facing more troubles.
India's total fertiliser subsidy burden in the current financial year is more than double the budgetry allocation of Rs 24,500 crore (Rs 245 billion) as announced in the Budget.
The Indian government on Thursday decided to exempt all textiles and textiles machinery manufactured in the country from a long-standing cess.
Seven global companies are in the fray for supplying over one million tonnes of wheat to India.
Expressing concern over depleting mines reserves in the country, Minister of Steel Ram Vilas Paswan today said the Indian government is looking out for overseas acquisition of mines.
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