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Parthenium Awareness Programme organized by ICAR-NRRI at Paikan Village, Cuttack Institute Swachha Bharat Committee and the Schedule Caste Sub-Plan Committee of the institute jointly organizing the XIX Parthenium Awareness Week during 16-22 August, 2024 as a component of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”. On this occasion, a programme was organized on 20th August, 2024 in Paikan village […]

Inaugural Programme of the “19th Parthenium Awareness Week” at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack The inaugural program of the “19th Parthenium Awareness Week” at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, was held on August 16, 2024. Organized by the Institute’s Swachha Bharat Committee, the event marked the beginning of a week-long initiative focused on raising awareness […]

78th Independence Day Celebrated The 78th Independence Day was celebrated on 15th August 2024, with the theme “Viksit Bharat,” symbolizing India’s ambitious goal to become a developed nation by 2047. Dr. A.K. Nayak, Director of ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack led the celebrations by garlanding the statue of the great freedom fighters and hoisted the National Flag. In […]

Awareness and demonstration of NRRI-liquid bio-fertilizer model at Jagatsinghpur district Demonstration of ICAR-NRRI-liquid bio-fertilizer model including NRRI-Endo N, Trichoderma, Tech decomposer and Azolla was organized under the guidance of Dr. Annie Poonam, Principal Scientist at Pipal Madhaba and Purijena villages of Jagatsinghpur district on 12 August 2024, who has emphasized on the benefits of using […]

Awareness and demonstration of NRRI-liquid biofertilizer model at Gadaguatira of Puri district ICAR-NRRI-liquid biofertilizer model was recommended to the farmers of Gadaguatira Village of Nimapada, Puri district on 10 August 2024 under the project “Production, Popularization and Supply of Quality Bio-inoculants for Rice-based Cropping and Farming System of Odisha (Bio-ପୋଷକ)” funded by Department of Agriculture […]

NRRI Rice Varieties Dedicated to the Nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister On August 11, 2024, Hon’ble Prime Minister dedicated 109 biofortified, high-yielding, and climate-resilient crop varieties to the nation as part of the Government of India’s plan to revitalize agriculture and enhance food security. Among these, three rice varieties developed by ICAR-NRRI namely, CR Dhan […]

Awareness and demonstration of NRRI-liquid biofertilizers at Dhenkanal District Benefits of adaptation and practice of NRRI-liquid biofertilizers in rice were demonstrated to the farmers at Kalada and Kirtanpur villages of Dhenkanal district on 09 August 2024. A total number of 45 farmers and the project staff have participated in this programme. The programme was coordinated […]

Workshop on Genome Editing in Plants Held at ICAR-NRRI The ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, successfully organized a workshop titled “Hands-on Training on Genome Editing in Plants for Basic Biology and Crop Improvement” from August 1-8, 2024. Sponsored by the DST-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, […]

Demonstration of NRRI-liquid bio-fertilizers at Kusunpur, Cuttack A Demonstration of liquid bio-fertilizer NRRI-EndoN along with NRRI-Tech Decomposer and Trichoderma was organized at Kusunpur village of Cuttack district on 07 August 2024 under the project entitled “Production, Popularization and Supply of Quality Bio-inoculants for Rice-based Cropping and Farming System of Odisha (Bio-ପୋଷକ)”. Coordinated by Dr. Biswajit […]

An ATMA sponsored 5-day training programme inaugurated at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack The inaugural function of a 5-day training programme on “Improved Rice Production Technologies” sponsored by the ATMA, Madhubani, Bihar was held this morning at the ICAR – National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack. The function was attended by 28 participating farmers and 2 Agricultural Officers […]