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ICAR and NABARD sign MoU to develop Climate Resilient Technologies for farmers

December 14, 2019

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and National Board of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signed Memorandum of Understanding on December 13, 2019. The agreement was signed to facilitate the research and technologies to develop climate resilient practices in ..

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BIMSTEC: International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems held in New Delhi

December 12, 2019

A three day “International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming systems” is being held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated on December 11, 2019. The seminar is being organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Highlights The seminar is ..

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Union Territory of Ladakh gets Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development

November 1, 2019

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar approved the proposal of New Regional Centre of the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development at Ladakh. Objectives To promote alternative and innovative livelihoods for climate change ..

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Himachal Pradesh: 2,000 Panchayats under Natural Farming

October 30, 2019

Around 2,209 panchayats were brought under natural farming under Prakritik Kheti Khushshal Kissan Yojana. The State is promoting Organic and Zero Budget Naturna Farming under the scheme. Features Under the scheme, a target of 50,000 farmers have been set for ..

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World Bank: Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate resilient Agriculture in Odisha

October 25, 2019

The Government of Odisha and the World Bank have signed 165 million USD loan agreement to strengthen smallholder farmers. The aim of the loan is to implement “Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture”. The loan will help strengthen the ..

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ICRISAT-led team identifies Climate-Resilient Genes in Chickpea

May 1, 2019

Recently, an international collaboration of 20 research organizations led by Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) identified climate resilient genes in chickpea. They cracked genetic code to develop climate resilient chickpea with genes for heat tolerance ..

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