India’s food security faces challenges despite being a leading food producer. Besides large population poverty, inefficient food distribution systems, and climate change disrupt food availability and access. While addressing these issues on priority, the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) is promoting chemical-free and sustainable agricultural practices. To ensure food security for all, the initiative […]

The world is gearing up to harness AI’s transformative potential while managing associated risks with it. In this quest, India has also rapidly enhanced its AI preparedness, driven by government initiatives like the INDIAai and others while focusing on creating a robust AI ecosystem. This has solidified its position among the top 10 countries globally

India has focused on harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for its socio-economic growth in the last few years. Thus, it has taken a major leap forward with the launch of the IndiaAI mission in this direction. This ambitious initiative, announced by the Government of India, aims to establish the nation as a hub

As India strives toward the vision of a self-reliant and developed nation, with the vision of “Viksit Bharat,” the agriculture sector holds a pivotal role in transforming this dream into reality. Advanced biotechnology is emerging as a catalyst in the agri-food industry, driving innovation and boosting productivity, resilience, and sustainability. With a robust agricultural heritage,

India is on the brink of a transformative shift in its agricultural sector with the introduction of the Digital Agriculture Mission with a financial outlay of ₹2,817 crore. This primarily seeks to harness digital technologies to improve the lives of farmers and transform the Indian traditional agricultural space. As India embraces a digital revolution across

India’s startup ecosystem has rapidly evolved over the past decade, emerging as one of the largest and most dynamic ecosystems in the world. To provide active support to India’s continuously growing startup arena, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has launched an innovative digital platform the Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry

The World Bank has recently introduced the “B-Ready Index” (Business-Ready Index) as its new flagship report, replacing its earlier “Doing Business Report”. It is a ground-breaking initiative that aims to focus on quantitatively assessing the business environment across world economies. It has been formulated as per the recommendations from World Bank experts, governments, civil society

India’s lending market is witnessing a transformational change with the RBI’s plan to launch a Unified Lending Interface (ULI) to streamline the lending process in India, especially for rural and smaller borrowers.  For this, RBI announced in August 2023 that it is running a pilot project to test the ULI interface. This aims to revolutionize

India being one of the largest agricultural land holders in the world, has multidimensional prospects to drive innovation in the agriculture and allied sectors. To cater to India’s growing population and rising export demand for agriculture products, the country now needs a transformational shift from traditional agriculture practices to innovative agriculture solutions to support the

The global temperature is rising, so the need to strengthen climate adaptation and mitigation strategies is taking center stage. The rising global temperature poses new challenges and demands higher investment to drive innovative solutions across the sectors. To support this scenario, climate finance has also found due mention in the Union Budget 2024-25. Through this,