On 16 July 2026, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research will celebrate its 98th Foundation Day, marking 98 years of excellence in agricultural research, innovation and service to the nation.
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#ICAR की नवाचारपूर्ण तकनीकों से बागवानी में नई क्रांति। IISR प्रगति हल्दी किस्म 9 राज्यों तक पहुँची, ₹354 करोड़ का आर्थिक प्रभाव। फसल-विशिष्ट फोलियर पोषण से 15% अधिक उत्पादन और 25% अधिक आय। #12YearsOfAchievements@ChouhanShivraj@PIB_India
Khet Bachao Abhiyan
When Public Representatives Lead by Example, Farmers Move Forward with Confidence!
Public representatives are encouraged to voluntarily adopt natural farming on at least 25% of their agricultural land.
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In Kerala, apparently you can now call a coconut harvester the same way you book a cab.
A uniformed professional arrives on a cycle, equipped, trained, and ready to work.
We often speak about India’s services economy in terms of IT exports or global capability centres.
But we’re digitising even our most traditional, hyper-local services.
There was another detail from this video that stayed with me.
The young man who climbed those trees was from Chhattisgarh.
When I began my career in our Group’s steel business, many of of our associates working in our furnace and foundry shops had come from states like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, travelling far from home in search of opportunity.
Today, it seems those same aspirations are finding avenues not just in heavy industry, as in the past, but in new-age, tech-enabled services.
People moving, adapting and rising are a powerful economic force.
And also a force for integration.
As long as they’re welcomed by the host states!
A 1.5-year-old white tigress from Delhi Zoo with fractures in both hind limbs underwent a 6 h surgery by ICAR–IVRI, Bareilly on 7 Mar 2026. Marking the institute’s first complex surgery on a wild species, veterinarians stabilized both tibiae using advanced orthopaedic techniques.
BharatVistaar will be launched on 17 Feb 2026 in Jaipur by Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, in the presence of CM Rajasthan Shri Bhajanlal Sharma. A multilingual AI platform for farmers. Live from 9:30 AM.
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“Mechanised feed solutions & livestock diversification are key to boosting milk production.” – Dr M. L. Jat at the #ICAR Workshop on Strategic Assessment of Feed Resources for Increased Livestock Production.
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ICAR-CCARI, Goa has been awarded the National Water Award 2024 (1st Rank – Best Institution Inside Campus) for excellence in water conservation! Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the award today at Vigyan Bhawan. #ICAR@AgriGoI@icarindia@PMOIndia@goacm
Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, conferred the National Water Award 2024 (First Rank) to #ICAR–CCARI, Goa for excellence in campus water conservation. The institute dedicates this honour to Goa’s progressive farmers.
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A personification of unwavering commitment & determination to leave the world a little better than she found it. Several generations will benefit from Saalumarada Thimmakka’s foresight and her invaluable gift to the planet. -Sg