-
ICAR unveils biocontrol breakthrough for whitefly in oil palm farms
12-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICAR-IIOPR develops a potent fungal biocontrol (R55) for Rugose Spiralling Whitefly, offering sustainable pest management in India’s oil palm plantations.
-
CMFRI hatchery breakthrough boosts Indian green mussel farming
10-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICAR-CMFRI unveils hatchery tech for Indian Peacock Mussel, enabling mass seed production and higher profits for coastal mussel farmers in India.
-
ICAR-IARI unveils rapid DNA test for phosphine resistance in beetles
09-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a major breakthrough for food grain storage and pest management, scientists at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, have developed a DNA-based test that can rapidly detect phosphine-resistant Red Flour Beetles (Tribolium castaneum)—one of the most destructive pests of stored grains worldwide.
-
India creates first gene-edited sheep using CRISPR
27-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a landmark breakthrough for India’s biotechnology and livestock research, scientists at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-Kashmir) have successfully developed the nation’s first gene-edited sheep using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology.
-
India-US trade talks enter final stretch as agriculture, dairy remain sticking points
22-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
As Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal continues high-level trade talks in Washington, India and the United States are nearing a potential breakthrough on a long-pending bilateral trade agreement.
-
World's first auxin sensor transforms plant monitoring
21-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a breakthrough that could redefine precision agriculture, researchers have developed the world’s first species-agnostic nanosensor capable of non-invasive, real-time detection of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)—the primary form of auxin, a hormone essential to plant growth and stress response.
-
BioPrime revolutionizes sustainable agriculture with breakthrough strains, next-gen formulations
13-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
BioPrime AgriSolutions, a leading force in sustainable agriculture, is gearing up for a microbial revolution with the government's approval to commercialize its high-performance strains from the Bionexus library.
-
CMFRI identifies two more seer fishes from Indian waters
14-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
In a breakthrough in the marine fisheries sector, the researchers of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have identified two more species of seer fish, the most sought-after high-value marine fish.
-
SWAL unveils a sustainable pest control breakthrough for soybean and cotton crops in India
17-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.
SWAL Corporation Ltd., a prominent provider of advanced and sustainable agricultural solutions, has taken a significant stride towards ecological farming with the introduction of Sperto, an innovative pest control solution tailored specifically for soybean and cotton crops
-
mooMark becomes first private dairy to offer heat index insurance plan to farmers
04-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
mooMark, a leading private dairy in India, has made a significant breakthrough in the agricultural insurance sector by becoming the first company to offer a Heat Index Insurance Plan to dairy farmers.
-
KFL sights success in indigenous maize crop; first load reaches PSU’s plant
26-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
In a major breakthrough in agricultural practices, Kerala Feeds Limited (KFL) found success in its efforts to grow maize within Kerala as a major ingredient of its key product, as the PSU facilitated the production of five tonnes of the cereal which were brought in to its manufacturing unit from a farm 18 km away.
-
CIBA develops captive breeding, seed production technology for Mangrove Red Snapper
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
In a major breakthrough that would give a fillip to the diversification of brackishwater aquaculture, the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai has succeeded in developing captive broodstock and seed production technology of another marine fish Mangrove Red Snapper for the first time in India.
