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India's milk, egg production registers 6 pc increase
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 16 (ANI): Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, milk and egg production in India has increased by 6 per cent, said Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary, Departme
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Inter-Ministerial Cooperation for conservation of Germplasm on long-term b
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) under Department of Agricultural Research and Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve the Medicinal and Aromati
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PM Modi reviews progress of agriculture research, calls for leveraging IT,
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Prime Minister on Saturday reviewed the progress of agriculture research, extension and education in the country through videoconference and said that start-ups and agri-entrepreneurs need to be promoted to ensure innovation and use of technology in agri
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Scientists develop hybrid date-palm variety in Jodhpur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], June 23 (ANI): Scientists have developed a hybrid variety of date-palm which has yielded more than two times the average yield over the last four years at ICAR - Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI).
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IFFCO signs MoU with ICAR for joint research, testing, validation of produ
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 10 (ANI): Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) on Wednesday signed an MoU with The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for collaborative research, testing and validation of different products through ICAR institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KV
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Punjab: Scientists at ICAR-CIPHET design two low-cost sanitisation machine
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Scientists at ICAR-CIPHET in Punjab's Ludhiana have designed two low-cost machines, the first is a touch-free hand sanitiser dispenser to sanitise hands and the second device is a portable smart UV-C disinfection system to disinfect handy items.
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13,000 pigs killed by African Swine Fever in Assam: Animal Husbandry Minis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 11 (ANI): While the country is battling with COVID-19, deadly African Swine Fever (ASF) has killed around 13,000 pigs in Assam, informed Atul Bora, Minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary.
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India's COVID-19 fatality rate 3.3%, total cases rise to 52,952
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India's fatality rate of COVID-19 patients is 3.3 per cent and recovery rate 28.83 per cent but the number of cases rose by a steep 3561 taking the total count beyond the 50,000 mark to 52,952.
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Combating COVID-19: ICAR releases advisory for fisheries in 12 languages
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Thursday issued advisories in 10 regional languages besides English and Hindi for the stakeholders involved in fisheries and aquaculture sectors, on how to tackle the issues arising out of the coronaviru
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Assam CM, Animal Husbandry Minister visit RILEM in Rani amid outbreak of A
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 5 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state's Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Minister Atul Bora on Monday visited Regional Institute of Livestock Entrepreneurship Management (RILEM) and ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig in Rani amid the outbre
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ICAR issues advisory on harvesting and threshing crops amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Tuesday issued an advisory to farmers with regard to harvesting and threshing of Rabi crops and post-harvest, storage and marketing of farm produce in the wake of COVID-19 threat.
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Mauro Icardi 'would be happy' to stay at PSG
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], Jan 9 (ANI): Paris Saint-Germain striker Mauro Icardi said he would be happy if he will get the chance to stay with the club beyond the end of the season.
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