XXXIII RAC Meeting of ICAR-CRIDA Organised
The XXXIII Research Advisory Committee Meeting (RAC) of ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad was held on 28 -29 April 2025 in hybrid mode at ICAR-CRIDA. Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Chairperson, PPV& FRA, Former Secretary (DARE) & Former Director General, ICAR, chaired the meet and urged digitalisation of database and technologies emanated from the institute […]
Nepalese Delegation Visits ICAR-IARI
A high-level ministerial delegation from Nepal visited the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), here today to foster collaboration and share experiences in enhancing agricultural productivity, with a special focus on hill agriculture. Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director & Vice Chancellor, ICAR-IARI, highlighted the strong geographical and agricultural ties between India and Nepal. He stressed that […]
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Announces Two Genome-Edited Rice Varieties Developed in India
India Becomes the First Country in the World to Develop Genome-Edited Rice Varieties The new genome varieties hold the potential for revolutionary changes in higher production, climate adaptability, and water conservation. 4 April 2025, New Delhi Key Highlights: • “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has achieved a historic milestone in scientific […]
Brainstorming Session on Hybrid Breeding in Onion
A national brainstorming session on “Hybrid Breeding in Onion: Innovations, Challenges and Future Prospects” was organized jointly by ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (ICAR-DOGR), Pune, and the Horticultural Science Division, ICAR, New Delhi, in collaboration with NHRDF at the NASC Complex, New Delhi. The session aimed to strengthen India’s hybrid onion breeding programme and streamline hybrid […]
BSS on Carbon Credits for Small-holder Farmers Organised
Brainstorming workshop on Carbon credits for small-holder farms: Approaches and framework for implementation was organized Division of Environmental Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi today to derive the Roadmap for Carbon Credits to Small Holder farmers. Dr Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-IARI, has emphasized on the importance of developing robust methods for carbon credit […]
Training and Seed Distribution Programme Organized
In a major outreach initiative under the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP), the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Pusa (Bihar) organized a Training-cum-Seed Distribution Programme on “Scientific Rice Farming” for farmers from Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director & Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-IARI, inaugurated the programme emphasized the significance of adopting scientific practices in […]
Workshop on Diversification of Natural Fibre for Entrepreneurship Development Organised
In collaboration with Dhanganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Sargaachi, Murshidabad, West Bengal, ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology (ICAR-NINFET), Kolkata, organized a workshop on “Diversification of Natural Fibres for Entrepreneurship Development.” As part of the event, a Jute Fibre Quality Testing Laboratory was inaugurated at Dhanganga KVK, Murshidabad, under the Scheduled […]
ICAR-DPR Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day 2025
The ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research (ICAR-DPR), Hyderabad celebrated World Intellectual Property Day on 29th April 2025 with an informative session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and the signing of a key Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support farmer development. Mr. Subhajit Saha, Head – Legal & IPR, Resolute Group of Companies and Resolute4IP, delivered an […]
