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Telangana eyes tech to boost farmers’ earnings
Hyderabad: When farms meet future tech, the harvest gets smarter. That was the mood at the Earth Summit 2025–26 in Hyderabad, where Telangana special chief secretary Jayesh Ranjan said technology could help farmers growing rice, maize and cotton sharply increase their earnings.
Speaking in a fireside chat with IAMAI president Subho Ray, Ranjan said the state had already mapped more than 80 promising technologies that could support farmers at different stages of cultivation. Many of these tools are now being tested on university farms to assess how they perform in real field conditions.
Ranjan spotlighted Hyderabad’s thriving AgriTech scene, noting that the city hosts more than two dozen innovation centres focused on agriculture. He said Telangana had demonstrated how government backing can energise startups by investing heavily in institutions and talent. Nabard, he added, had been a strong partner in nurturing the state’s innovation ecosystem.
He also spoke about his flagship project, Telangana Rising Vision 2047, a 120 page roadmap set for release on December 9 to mark two years of the current state government. The document outlines initiatives designed to support farmers, women and young people while also helping attract private investment.
The Earth Summit, a three city series organised by Nabard and the Internet and Mobile Association of India, concluded its Hyderabad edition at Hitex on November 21. The two day conference attracted more than two thousand delegates, including policymakers, climate tech innovators, digital platforms, financial institutions and energy enterprises from across South, East and North East India.
Supported by several national ministries and the office of the principal scientific adviser, the summit focused on the theme empowering rural innovation for global change. It featured more than eighty speakers, fifty exhibitors, twenty five sessions and a flagship hackathon. The next editions are scheduled to take place in Gandhinagar and Delhi.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
