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October 30, 2026 5:21 PM

India to host ICAR-CGIAR Science and Partnership Week in April 2027

India will host the ICAR–CGIAR Science and Partnership Week from April 12 to 17, 2027, bringing together more than 5,000 delegates to discuss agricultural innovations, strengthen research partnerships and expand cooperation with the Global South. The event, announced on Friday by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and CGIAR, will bring researchers, farmers, governments, startups and businesses to New Delhi. It will examine innovations already reaching farmers and the work need...

October 14, 2026 4:06 PM

ICAR to hold ESTIC-2026 curtain-raiser in Karnal on October 15

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will organise a curtain-raiser and media interaction at the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Karnal, Haryana, on October 15, ahead of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC)-2026. The conclave will be held from October 27 to 29 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. M. L. Jat, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of ICAR, will address the curt...

October 8, 2026 12:02 AM

India, Ghana deepen agricultural partnership with five-year MoU on research, technology transfer

India and Ghana on Wednesday strengthened their agricultural partnership with the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and the Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Accra, to advance agricultural research, education, technology transfer and commercialisation. The signing ceremony was graced by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, underl...

October 1, 2026 7:13 PM

ICAR, FCI sign MoU to develop safer, sustainable alternatives to chemical fumigation

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have signed an MoU to develop safer and sustainable alternatives to conventional chemical fumigation for managing storage pests in wheat and rice. The two-year Phase-I project, supported by the Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), will be implemented by ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, with trials focusing on nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide...

September 10, 2026 10:18 AM

Global Dryland Congress 2026 to begin in New Delhi; over 800 experts to participate

More than 800 scientists, policymakers, farmer representatives and development partners from across Asia, Africa and the Americas will converge in New Delhi for the three-day Global Dryland Congress 2026, beginning Thursday. The Congress, themed ‘Transforming Dryland Agriculture with South-South Cooperation’, is being jointly organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The event will be ...

September 8, 2026 11:19 PM

AI learns to track Mithun behaviour in real time, opening new possibilities for livestock management

Researchers at the ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR-NRC on Mithun) in Nagaland have developed an artificial intelligence-based system that can detect and track the behaviour of Mithun in real time, a development that could transform livestock monitoring and help farmers manage animal health, welfare and reproduction more efficiently. Mithun, scientifically known as Bos frontalis and popularly called the “Cattle of the Hills”, holds considerable social, cultural and economic imp...

August 18, 2026 7:16 PM

Agriculture, rural development departments to work on ‘Shakti Ki Saptadhara’ roadmap: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday called for a coordinated effort among farmers, scientists, government officials, food processors, exporters, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and rural women to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Shakti Ki Saptadhara’ vision into action and make Indian agriculture prosperous, self-reliant and globally competitive. Addressing a commitment programme organised for departments u...

August 18, 2026 6:04 PM

ICAR’s 97th AGM charts roadmap for farmer-centric, demand-driven agricultural research

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday called for a demand-driven agricultural research ecosystem that places farmers, markets and consumers at the centre, stressing that research should translate into faster and measurable benefits on the ground. Addressing the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the National Agricultural Science Complex in New Delhi, Chouhan said the vision of a developed Indi...

July 16, 2026 5:12 PM

ICAR develops 386 improved crop varieties in a year, majority climate-resilient: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed 386 improved crop varieties across 44 crops over the past year, with 94 per cent being climate-resilient and 29 biofortified, said Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday. Speaking at the 98th Foundation Day celebrations of ICAR in New Delhi, Chouhan described the premier agricultural research institution as the "trailblazer of India's agricultural transformation", crediting its scient...

April 7, 2026 5:07 PM

ICAR sets up special task force to boost agricultural resilience amid global challenges

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has constituted a high-level Special Task Force (STF) to develop strategies aimed at strengthening India’s agricultural resilience in the face of evolving global geopolitical challenges. The decision was taken during the first meeting of the task force, chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of ICAR, where a comprehensive framework was outlined to ensure national food and ...