Awareness Programme Organised on the Occasion of Ganga Utsav 2024 for Conservation and Culture
4th November 2024, Malda ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Malda, under the ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture in collaboration with ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata, organised an awareness camp in Chandandighi village in Gazole block to celebrate Ganga Utsav 2024, focusing on the conservation and cultural significance of the rivers in hybrid mode today. Organized in the […]
Convergence Platform Meeting for Wheat Sowing Organised under CSISA-KVK Network Project
5th November 2024, Kanpur A convergence platform meeting for Rabi (Wheat) Sowing was organized at ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-III, Kanpur, in hybrid mode today under the aegis of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia-Krishi Vigyan Kendra Network project. The meeting aimed to share the experiences of best management practices adopted for wheat […]
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Celebrates its 113th Foundation Day
25th October 2024, Coimbatore ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute celebrated its 113th Foundation Day today. Dr R. Viswanathan, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, and Dr V. Venkatasubramanian, Director, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute Zone-11, Bengaluru, served as the guests of honor during the programme. Dr P. Govindaraj, Director, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, emphasized the significant contributions […]
ICAR-NRCC Bikaner Organized Animal Camp and Dialogue Program with Livestock Farmers in Tribal Areas of Sirohi
25 October, 2024, Bikaner ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC) organized a two-day (24-25 October) animal health camp and farmer-scientist dialogue program in Lotana and Mudarla villages of Sirohi under the Tribal Sub-Plan, in which active participation of 290 livestock farmers, especially women, was seen. Dr. R.K. Sawal, Director, NRCC said that under this scheme […]
National Dialogue on Paddy Straw Management
26th October 2024, Ludhiana ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Ludhiana in collaboration with ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal organized a National Dialogue on Paddy Straw Management towards achieving mission zero burning today. Dr Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) highlighted that paddy straw burning is a national issue requiring collaboration among farmers, […]
K.V.K., Fatehgarh Sahib Organized “District Level Camp” Regarding the Management of Loosestrife
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fatehgarh Sahib organized a district level camp on paddy residue management on 05.11.2024 at KVK under the leadership of Dr. Vipan Kumar Rampal, Associate Director (Training). About 150 farmers participated in this camp and interacted with KVK scientists to discuss efficient methods and technologies for crop residue management. Dr. Vipan Kumar Rampal […]
PAU-KVK Kapurthala Distributed Soil Health Cards to Promote Need Based Fertilizer use in Nasirpur Village
Punjab Agricultural University’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kapurthala, under the guidance of the Director of Extension Education, recently launched a technology saturation programme on soil test-based fertilizer application in its adopted village, Nasirpur. As part of this initiative, 50 farmers were distributed soil health cards to help them optimize fertilizer use based on their […]
National Seminar on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Perspective of Health and Wealth Organized
23th October 2024, Anand, Gujarat A 2-day National Seminar on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Perspective of Health and Wealth was organized by ICAR—Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research in association with the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India from 22nd – 23rd October 2024. The Chief Guest Prof. (Dr) Sanjay Kumar Singh, […]
Brainstorming Session on Enhancing Feed Quality and Sustainability for Improved Small Ruminant Productivity in a Changing Climate
9th October 2024, Avikanagar ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute organised a brainstorming session on strategies to enhance feed quality and Implement sustainable solutions to address the nutritional challenges and boost small ruminant productivity in a changing climate today. The session aimed to evaluate the constraints of small ruminant nutrition and plan strategies through research […]
Shri Bhagirath Choudhary Visits ICAR-NRC on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, Assam
24th October 2024, Assam Shri Bhagirath Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, visited ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati, Assam today. Dr V.K. Gupta, Director, ICAR-NRC on Pig, emphasized the role of agriculture and women empowerment in the realization of Viksit Bharat. He urged the scientists to work towards increasing […]