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Sunday, February 22, 2026
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Topic: Agriculture

IIT-Ropar is bringing AI to agriculture. ‘It will engage youth in this sector’

Annam.ai, the agricultural-focused AI Centre of Excellence at IIT Ropar, was established in January 2025 as one of the three main AI Centres of Excellence by the Ministry of Education.

Has Modi forgotten India’s farmers? India-US trade deal hurts Atmanirbharta for pulses

When half of all consumers are trapped in a low-productivity agrarian economy, exposing them further to agricultural price volatility would be criminal.

India missing out on big agriculture export opportunity, potential to hit $100 bn by 2030—Economic Survey

Survey says India could reach $100 bn in combined exports of agriculture, marine products, food and beverages in 4 yrs, adding that 'export markets once lost are not easily recovered'.

India has an import dependency problem. What Budget 2026 can change

Import dependence is not an inevitability; it is a matter of policy and policy can be rewritten.

From eating meat to animal testing in labs, technology can help us lead more moral lives—if we let it

When my now-wife and I were on our first date, she asked me what part of our everyday lives our grandkids would find morally shocking. We agreed, immediately, on what it was: exploiting animals.

Charan Singh exposed failures of Soviet collective farming. And saved Indian agriculture

In his book, ‘Joint Farming X-rayed’, Chaudhary Charan Singh marshalled facts from the FAO, USDA, and independent newspapers to show that collective farming had failed everywhere.

Punjab sees lowest paddy yield in decade despite record cultivation. 2025 floods not the only factor

Agriculture ministry data shows area under rice cultivation in Punjab this season reached a record high of 32.46 lakh hectares. Yet, the produce is lowest ‘since 2016’.

Modi govt is pushing gene editing frontier. Winning against internal critics

After releasing two gene-edited rice varieties in May this year, scientists are now focusing on developing GE varieties of other crops with enhanced desirable characteristics.

India’s agricultural paradox—rising output, rising imports, and a shrinking trade surplus

Agricultural policy has prioritised price stabilisation over fostering long-term competitiveness. This incentivises the pursuit of subsidies rather than productivity enhancement.

Haryana & Nairobi sow seeds of a new partnership—farmers of the heartland set to cultivate in Kenya

Officials say Kenya's soil offers strong potential to grow wheat and rice, while several farmers from Punjab and Gujarat already lease land there to grow flowers and avocados.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.