Tag: ICAR
Amending India’s Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act
To stay uniquely pro-farmer in times when IP maximalist forces dominate will be...
ICAR Rejects Allegations of Rigging Gene-Edited Rice Trials, Calls Claims Baseless and Motivated
In a statement, ICAR clarified that there was neither premature release of either...
Activists Allege ICAR and Agriculture Ministry of Rigging Results to Promote Genome-Edited Rice Varieties
Citing ICAR’s official trial data, the Coalition for a GM-Free India alleged that...
Up to 85 pc Faculty Posts Vacant in Agri Universities, Chouhan Calls for Grading and Filling Posts
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern that many positions related...
National Cooperative Policy 2025: Driving Prosperity, Powering a Developed India
The National Cooperative Policy 2025, launched by the Ministry of Cooperation, aims...
BIRC 2025 Targets Rs 25,000 Crore in Rice Export MoUs, Set to Strengthen India’s Global Agri Footprint
The Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025, to be held on October 30–31...
WEF outlines AI roadmap to modernize India's agriculture
To scale AI adoption, the WEF proposes systemic reforms through ecosystems that...
Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan: A Milestone in Agricultural Extension
The nationwide Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, led by the Ministry of Agriculture...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Strengthening KVKs and Effective Redressal of Farmers’ Complaints
Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted that there are currently 731 KVKs nationwide,...
When Scientists Came to the Fields: A Quiet Revolution in Agriculture
The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) 2025 has sparked a grassroots transformation...
Zuari Industries Hosts Roundtable on Mechanization & Digitalization in Sugarcane
Zuari Industries (SPE Division) hosted the second edition of its roundtable on “Mechanization...
IARI Charts Roadmap to Transform into World-Class Higher Education Institution
The seminar brought together around 100 distinguished scientists, policymakers,...
National consultation on sugarcane suggests developing new varieties and machines for small farmers
Several key issues emerged at a national consultation on the country's sugarcane...
A Separate Team to Be Formed within ICAR for Sugarcane Research: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh...
National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy to be Held Today
A national consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy is being organized...
India, Brazil Strengthen Partnership in Agri-Innovation
Bringing together innovators, startups, and institutions from both countries, the...
