Aromatic Plants
Lavender Festival
The enchanting Bhaderwah Valley in Jammu and Kashmir has become a hub of lavender cultivation, earning it the prestigious title of the lavender capital of India. In an exciting development, Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the two-day “Lavender Festival” in ..
Tags: Aromatic Plants • CSIR-IIIM • Jammu and Kashmir
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: States Current Affairs
Awareness drive on Aromatic plant cultivation in J-K
The government has started a special awareness drive in Jammu and Kashmir, with the goal of enhancing employment opportunities for the youths of the union territory. Highlights Awareness drive has been started for growers on the cultivation, processing of aromatic ..
Tags: Aromatic Plants • Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
CSIR develop new technology of Geranium Production
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) has developed a new low-cost technology to produce Geranium saplings. Geranium acts as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent. It has several medicinal values. The development has been made under Aroma Mission. About the ..
Tags: Agriculture • Aromatic Plants • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • Medicinal and Aromatic Plants • Pharmaceutical Sector
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
First Inter-Ministerial Committee on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for North East
The first meeting of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) for North East Region (NER) is scheduled to be held in March 2018. It will be co-chaired by Secretaries of Ministry of Development of North-East Region (MDoNER) ..
Tags: Aromatic Plants • Inter-Ministerial Committee • Medicinal and Aromatic Plants • Medicinal plants • Ministry of Ayush