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Project aims to reduce input costs for farmers Global technology giant Microsoft has started a pilot project in 100 selected villages in 10 districts of 6 states (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh) to develop farmer...

Bayer to mentor young innovators and startups NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is also collaborating with Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of healthcare and nutrition, to work towards the mission’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives...

1,700 German companies active in India, says Ministry Germany's Deutsche Bank has signed a loan agreement to lend Euro68.87 million (Rs.600 crore) to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for onward lending to cooperatives, especially the Farmer Producer Organizations being...

Unique opportunity to put the Dole Promise to work, says Malhotra Dole Asia Holdings, a part of the California-based global multinational leader selling fresh and packaged fruits and fruit-based products worldwide, is expanding its presence in India in partnership with...

Addition of aircraft demonstrates confidence in the Indian aviation growth BOC Aviation Limited has signed purchase-and-leaseback agreements with InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) for eight new Airbus A320NEO aircraft, demonstrating the airlines' confidence in the future growth of the aviation market...

Vital to develop this new line of business, says Minister India has created a highly effective system for aircraft leasing and financing which is comparable to that of Ireland, China, HongKong, Singapore and elsewhere. The purpose is to grow India’s...

Chhattisgarh tribal-region to focus on cropping systems The World Bank is lending US$100 million project to develop sustainable production systems that allow tribal households in remote areas of Chhattisgarh to practice round-the-year production of diversified and nutritious food. CHIRAAG, the...

Madhya Pradesh launches the NAVAAS initiative Start-ups should become the pivot of agricultural transformation as India works to build a "Cyan Revolution", moving on from the successful six-decade old "Green Revolution", according to experts who see AgriTech eco-system with emerging...

Partnership to build on Clean Energy Transitions Programme India has signed a Framework for Strategic Partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on 27 Jan 2021 which will lead to an extensive exchange of knowledge and would be a stepping...

Will Air India+Vistara+AirAsia combine for market leadership? Tata Group has a fair chance of bagging Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express and 50% shares in ground handling unit AISATS (Air India SATS Airport Services), according to a...