Topic: ICAR
Climate Smart Wheat Variety of ICAR
In recent times, India has been facing several issues with the wheat crop. Production of wheat was affected due to high temperatures and scanty winter rainfall. Prices shot...
Icaria: new catfish species
A new catfish species has been discovered by ICAR-NBFGR. Key facts The new species of catfish belongs to the genus Pangasius. It was found in Mettur Dam in...
KRITAGYA 3.0
KRITAGYA 3.0 was launched by ICAR to promote “speed breeding” for crop improvement. Key facts The Indian Council of Agricultural Research along with its National Agricultural Higher Education...
Government launched Aqua Bazaar feature of Matsya Setu App
To protect the interests of fish farmers and to benefit them from new technologies Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, launched the Online Market Place feature...
India: Promotion of Drone Use in Agriculture
The Government of India is to promote the use of drones in agriculture. For this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare has amended the SMAM guidelines. SMAM...
IIT Kharagpur to Train Students from Other Institutes in Agri-Tech
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has announced that it is going to launch a course in order to impart training to the students and faculty members of...
National Medicinal Plants Board and ICAR sign MoU
On July 6, 2020, the National Medicinal Plants Board operating under Ministry of AYUSH and ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources signed a...
Central Panel recommends to ban use of TB drugs on crops
The Registration Committee that was set up under the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) has recommended that TB drugs such as Streptomycin and Tetracycline should be...
ICAR prepared fisheries guidelines become part of FAO
On May 7, 2020, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) released advisories to fisheries sector in 12 languages. Apart from Hindi and English, advisories were issued in...
PUSA: Decontamination Tunnel developed by ICAR
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed PUSA decontamination tunnel. It was inaugurated on April 16, 2020 by the Union Minister Shri Kailash Choudhary. About the Tunnel The...NICRA
While discussing about the action plan to address the adverse impact of climate change on food crops, in the Rajya Sabha, the NICRA initiative of ICAR was highlighted....
