ICAR-CIPHET Ludhiana Gives Licensing of Visible Light Insect Trap to M/s Parashar Agrotech Bio Pvt. Ltd. Varanasi
ICAR- Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana developed a visible light-based insect trap that utilizes visible light to attract and trap harmful insects, offering a non-toxic and environmentally friendly solution for pest management in agriculture. Dr. Nachiket Kotwaliwale, Director, ICAR-CIPHET awarded the agreement and assured him that all possible help would be extended […]
Kisan Mela on Drone Technology in Agriculture
ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture KVK-Ranga Reddy, in collaboration with IFFCO, jointly organized a training-cum-demonstration event on the utilization of Drone technology for optimizing agricultural resources on 28th March 2024, at Chandkhan Guda Village, Manchal Mandal area of Ranga Reddy district in Telangana State. The project aimed to raise awareness among farmers and stakeholders […]
International Training on “India-Africa Webinar Exchange on Millets”
An international webinar on “International (India-Africa) exchange of experience sharing and capacity building program to expand the cultivation, use and processing of millet as a climate-resilient crop, and to strengthen agrobiodiversity, balanced nutrition, millet value chain, value addition and entrepreneurship in Africa” was organized by ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad during 8-11 January, 2024. In the inaugural session, […]
3 days – Hands on Training on “Production of Fruit & Vegetable Powders”
Date: 23rd-25th April, 2024 Last date for receipt of application: 22nd April, 2024. Venue: BESST-HORT, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru. Course Director: Dr. Bhuvaneswari S. Course Co-Directors: Dr. C. K. Narayana & Dr. R. B. Tiwari Resource Persons: Dr. Pushpa Chethan Kumar, Dr. Vijay Rakesh Reddy S. & Dr. Preethi P Course Co-Ordinator’s: Dr. Dhananjaya M. V., CEO, […]
A Joint Initiative of ICAR-CIARI & DST Rescues Hawksbill Turtle at Car Nicobar
As part of the citizen science initiatives launched on Car Nicobar Island to monitor sea turtle populations, the Nicobarese fishermen from Teetop Village have retrieved a juvenile Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from ghost fishing nets floating in the coastal waters of Car Nicobar. Lost, abandoned, and discarded fishing nets, popularly known as ghost nets, continue […]