How long do seeds live? A 100-year experiment to tell
In a quest to know how long seeds live, genebanks of six global research institutions including ICRISAT have begun a 100-year experiment at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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PM inaugurates College and Admin buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act was passed by both the houses of parliament on March 5, 2014 and was functioning with a temporary campus at ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
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PM to inaugurate RLB Central Agricultural University, Jhansi campus tomorrow
The university had started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
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To Bt or not to Bt – does this question persist anymore?
Bt cotton in India and Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh experience that the benefits of “To Bt” choice by far are preferable to the losses of “Not to Bt”, Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI) writes
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Agriculture Minister launches ICAR’s Krishi Megh, a step towards digital agriculture
Krishi Megh will enable farmers, researchers, students and policy makers more equipped with updated and latest information regarding agriculture, research, education and extension in digital form generated by ICAR institutes and state agriculture universities
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Alliance for Agri Innovation urges government to allow Bt Brinjal trials
The current Bt Brinjal which is going for field trials, were approved by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in May 2020, was developed by the ICAR-National Institute of Plant Biotechnology
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India’s first batch of IVF buffalo calves born amidst lockdown
JK Trust has announced India’s first batch of IVF (In vitro fertilisation) buffalo calves that took birth on a large Buffalo Farm located in Pune district
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Is Indian dairy sector buoyant enough to sail through COVID-19 crisis?
With breakdown of market linkage, lowering demand and rising input cost, like other sectors, COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Indian dairy sector too which contributes 26 percent to country’s agricultural GDP and provides livelihoods to millions of rural households. Dr. Gunjan Bhandari and Priyanka Lal from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana discuss on the recovery of the sector
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NMIMS SAST launches B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture programme
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture deals with agriculture and a multitude of allied disciplines to encourage practical and skill-based training with smartly designed modules
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Kambala: Hydroponic source of high protein dairy fodder
In a day, 25 to 30 Kg of fodder is generated in a Kambala Machine, thereby creating enough fodder for at least 4 to 5 cows in a week
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