May 5, 2025 1:39 PM

India unveils world’s first genome-edited rice; Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails “historic milestone”

India has become the first country in the world to develop genome-edited rice varieties, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Sunday. Developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the new rice varieties — DRR Rice 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1 — are expected to significantly increase crop yields, improve climate resilience, and reduce water usage. Calling it a “historic milestone in scientific research,” Chouhan, speaki...