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India’s Seed Vault: at Chang La
India’s Seed Vault is located at Chang La (Ladakh) in the Himalayas, at a height of 17,300 feet, there is a storage facility with over 5,000 seed accessions....Svalbard Global Seed Vault
It is a facility located on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean and it houses the world’s largest collection of seeds. The seeds can be of use...Cherry Blossom Festival
In November 2016, Meghalaya became the first state in the country to start a Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan. The four day festival in...Seed Replacement Rate
Seed Replacement Ratio denotes how much of the total cropped area was sown with certified seeds in comparison to farm saved seeds. It also denotes actual quality seed...2018 International Day of Forests celebrated on 21 March
The International Day of Forests is observed every year on March 21 to provide a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of woodlands and...The Union Government decides to declare 2018 as National Year of Millets
The Union government has decided to declare 2018 as ‘National Year of Millets’ to boost the cultivation of millets like ragi and jowar on a mission mode to...The 2nd edition of India International Cherry Blossom festival started in Meghalaya
The 2nd edition of India International Cherry Blossom festival, which is the World’s only autumn cherry blossom festival, has started on November 8, 2017 in Shillong, Meghalaya. The...Goa is hosting 5th edition of “Kaju India 2017- The Global Cashew Summit”
The 5th edition of “Kaju India 2017- The Global Cashew Summit has started at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Goa from September 17, which is organised by Cashew Export...The Gobindobhog rice gets Geographical Indication (GI) status
Gobindobhog rice from Burdwan district of West Bengal has recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) status. As a result of getting the GI tag, rice from other regions...
