Tag: ICAR
GENERAL India Achieves Breakthrough With Fully Decoded Pigeonpea Genome

In a major milestone for India’s agricultural biotechnology programme, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed the country’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), a breakthrough expected to accelerate the development of high-yielding, climate-resilient and nutritionally superior pulse varieties. Pigeonpea, popularly known as tur or arhar, is one […]

CW Bureau · Aug 5, 2026
GENERAL ICAR Launches WhatsApp-Based AI Advisory Service For Oilseed Farmers

As India enters the kharif sowing season with a renewed focus on increasing domestic oilseed production and reducing dependence on edible oil imports, the ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (ICAR-IIOR), Hyderabad, has launched ‘Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra’, a WhatsApp-based AI advisory platform designed to provide instant, research-backed guidance to farmers across the country. The service was […]

CW Bureau · Jun 11, 2026