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  Summits & Conferences

  First International Maize Conference Opens in Hyderabad

  The 1st International Maize Conference began at Hyderabad on the theme of a maize revolution for food, feed, fodder, fuel and sustainability in a changing world.

  2 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  Special Campaign 6.0 Ends in Parliamentary Affairs Ministry

  The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs wound up Special Campaign 6.0, run from 2 to 31 October 2026, weeding out old files and closing pending e-files.

  31 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  MCA Ends Special Campaign 6.0 With 75 Cleanliness Drives

  The Ministry of Corporate Affairs closed Special Campaign 6.0 after 75 cleanliness drives that freed 23,285 sq ft of office space and earned Rs 11,41,975.

  31 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  CGIAR Science and Partnership Week 2027 to be Held in New Delhi

  ICAR and CGIAR announced that New Delhi will host the CGIAR Science and Partnership Week from 12 to 17 April 2027, with over 5,000 delegates expected.

  30 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  International

  ICAR Chief M. L. Jat Addresses Borlaug Dialogue Roundtable

  ICAR Director General M. L. Jat called for reimagining agricultural higher education at a roundtable on the sidelines of the Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue.

  22 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Government Schemes

  Swachhata Campaign 6.0: ICAR Holds Nearly 4,000 Clean Drives

  The ICAR network held nearly 4,000 cleanliness drives and freed about 1.3 lakh square feet of space under Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0 in October 2026.

  21 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Government Schemes

  Khet Bachao Abhiyan to Run 22 October to 30 November

  Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the Khet Bachao Abhiyan, which runs from 22 October to 30 November 2026 with a target of 4,150 teams.

  17 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  10th Agrivision National Convention Opens at Pusa in New Delhi

  The 10th National Convention of Agrivision-2026 opened at the ICAR-NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, drawing about 450 students from 25 states.

  13 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Soybean Varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 Show 20 Quintal Yield Signs

  ICAR's Indore soybean institute found its improved varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 pointing to about 20 quintals a hectare despite poor weather this season.

  13 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Static GK

  Research Institutes of India and Their Locations

  Static GK notes on India's research institutes and their cities: ISRO, BARC, DRDO, CSIR, ICAR and ICMR laboratories and the older national surveys.

  11 October 2026 · 5 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  GI-AI4FS Second Meeting Held at IMC 2026 in New Delhi

  The second meeting of the UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems was hosted by TEC and ICAR in New Delhi alongside India Mobile Congress 2026.

  10 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  International

  India-Ghana MoU Links ICAR With Crops Research Institute

  ICAR and Ghana’s CSIR-Crops Research Institute signed a five-year MoU on farm research, with Dr S. Jaishankar and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa present.

  7 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  DARE and ICAR Begin Special Campaign 6.0 at Farm Institutes

  The Department of Agricultural Research and Education and ICAR started Special Campaign 6.0 on 2 October 2026 with cleanliness drives at institutes across India.

  3 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  ICAR and FCI Sign MoU on Safer Foodgrain Fumigation Methods

  ICAR and FCI signed an MoU on 30 September 2026 to research alternative fumigation for storage pests in wheat and rice, with Phase-I run by ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana.

  1 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Environment

  ICAR Turns Ganesh Visarjan Waste into Organic Manure

  ICAR institutes ran post-Ganesh Visarjan cleanliness drives under Swachhata Hi Seva and composted flowers and puja samagri at Ranchi and Mumbai.

  26 September 2026 · 2 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  Dryland Congress 2026 Adopts Delhi Declaration on Drylands

  The three-day Dryland Congress 2026 ended in New Delhi with the Delhi Declaration on Drylands (3D) and the first ISSCA Global Awards for the Global South.

  13 September 2026 · 2 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  9th ASEAN-India Agriculture Ministerial Meeting Held in New Delhi

  The 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held in New Delhi on 9 September 2026, co-chaired by India and the Philippines.

  9 September 2026 · 2 min read