Breakthrough in Crop Innovation: India Unveils Its First Genome-Edited Rice Varieties for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
In a landmark achievement for Indian agricultural research, the Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, announced the nation’s first genome-edited rice varieties — DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) developed at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR), and Pusa Rice DST1, a drought and salinity tolerant line developed by ICAR-Indian Agricultural […]
Executives of Agri-Industry Guide 114th FOCARS Participants
Mr. Gopala Krishna Penumutchu, CEO and Board Director, Fertis India Pvt. Ltd.; Dr. Shailesh Shukla, Regional Breeding Field Testing Lead, Bayer Crop Science and Mr. Rajamathana Gopalan, Head-QA and Market Intelligence, Lactalis India, Pvt. Ltd. guided the 114th FOCARS probationers on 2nd August, 2025 at ICAR-NAARM. During his address Dr. Gopal Krishna suggested the scientists […]
Empowering Farmers through PM-KISAN Programme at ICAR-NAARM
As part of a nationwide initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and ICAR, the live telecast of the 20th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme was successfully organised at ICAR-NAARM on August 2, 2025 for the benefit of staff members of the Academy. The programme commenced with a […]
Director’s Visit To ICAR-DFR, Kadiyam, Andhra Pradesh
Director’s Visit to ICAR-DFR, Kadiyam, Andhra Pradesh The Director, ICAR-CTCRI, visited the Regional Station of ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research (DFR), Kadiyam and held productive discussions with the Head and Scientists. The focus of the interaction was CTCRI’s new initiative on intercropping flowers in tuber crops, aiming to enhance crop diversification, aesthetics, and farm income. https://www.ctcri.org/en/events/directors-visit-icar-dfr-kadiyam-andhra-pradesh
