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Bengaluru firm launches micro language model for climate-smart farming

What we have done with Aksara is that we fine-tuned contextual data on nine kinds of crops – paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, barley, cotton, sugarcane, soybean and millets – with particular reference to countries in the Indian subcontinent, said Krishna Kumar, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based agri-tech firm, Cropin Technology.

17 April 2024, 10:41 IST

Bengaluru firm launches micro language model for climate-smart farming

Bengaluru firm launches micro language model for climate-smart farming

Bengaluru firm launches micro language model for climate-smart farming

17 April 2024, 10:41 IST

Agri scientists lean more towards natural farming

While increased use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers has affected soil health and its ability to infiltrate water and air, the emerging debate in the agricultural industry argues that switching to natural farming retains soil quality.

25 March 2024, 23:15 IST

Agri scientists lean more towards natural farming

Agri scientists lean more towards natural farming

Agri scientists lean more towards natural farming

25 March 2024, 23:15 IST

A riverside harvest

The process of cultivation happens along both shores of the Tungabhadra. As the receding of the water starts in January, fields become visible and farmers mark their boundaries by putting up a small bund around their fields.

28 February 2024, 22:17 IST

A riverside harvest

A riverside harvest

A riverside harvest

28 February 2024, 22:17 IST

Domestic violence is cost of climate change for Sri Lankan women

As families fall into penury because of failed harvests and lost incomes, researchers and affected women say men sometimes take their frustrations out on family members, with women often bearing the brunt of the violence.

14 February 2024, 05:17 IST

Domestic violence is cost of climate change for Sri Lankan women

Domestic violence is cost of climate change for Sri Lankan women

Domestic violence is cost of climate change for Sri Lankan women

14 February 2024, 05:17 IST

Drone Didi: IIT Mandi training women to become 'kisan drone operators'

Participants are being trained to leverage drone technology for enhanced agricultural practices.

04 February 2024, 12:05 IST

Drone Didi: IIT Mandi training women to become 'kisan drone operators'

Drone Didi: IIT Mandi training women to become 'kisan drone operators'

Drone Didi: IIT Mandi training women to become 'kisan drone operators'

04 February 2024, 12:05 IST

Purple blooms on Northeast hills spur hope of saffron cultivation outside Kashmir

At least 15 cultivation sites were identified in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim following individual land surveys meticulously assessing the related parameters specific to saffron cultivation.

19 December 2023, 20:37 IST

Purple blooms on Northeast hills spur hope of saffron cultivation outside Kashmir

Purple blooms on Northeast hills spur hope of saffron cultivation outside Kashmir

Purple blooms on Northeast hills spur hope of saffron cultivation outside Kashmir

19 December 2023, 20:37 IST

Danger looms as pesticides reign supreme on India’s farms

Deadly pesticides continue to be indiscriminately sold and used in the absence of legislation, regulatory processes and food testing mechanisms

18 November 2023, 21:10 IST

Danger looms as pesticides reign supreme on India’s farms

Danger looms as pesticides reign supreme on India’s farms

Danger looms as pesticides reign supreme on India’s farms

18 November 2023, 21:10 IST

Sullia farmer grows around 250 exotic varieties of cacti

A wide array of cacti of varying shapes and sizes arranged neatly in pots enthrall people. Bhat has transformed the front yard of his house into a park-like space with beautiful idols, decorative plants and stones.

19 September 2023, 20:14 IST

Sullia farmer grows around 250 exotic varieties of cacti

Sullia farmer grows around 250 exotic varieties of cacti

Sullia farmer grows around 250 exotic varieties of cacti

19 September 2023, 20:14 IST

A bag full of twisty secrets!

Ramya Coushik writes about the incredibly creative little architects of nature, the bagworm moths.

01 August 2023, 09:31 IST

A bag full of twisty secrets!

A bag full of twisty secrets!

A bag full of twisty secrets!

01 August 2023, 09:31 IST

BJP, JD(S) protest as K'taka Assembly passes APMC law

BJP and JD(S) lawmakers protested the passage of the Bill in the well of the House, terming it 'anti-farmer'.

17 July 2023, 16:55 IST

BJP, JD(S) protest as Karnataka Assembly passes APMC law

BJP, JD(S) protest as Karnataka Assembly passes APMC law

BJP, JD(S) protest as K'taka Assembly passes APMC law

17 July 2023, 16:55 IST