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Revolutionizing Rice Farming: ICAR-NRRI’s Innovative Training Program for Sustainable Soil Management In a significant move towards sustainable agriculture, the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) successfully conducted a training and workshop at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Cuttack, aimed at empowering farmers with advanced techniques in acid soil management. The program, held on November 23, 2023, focused […]

Review Meeting on ‘Crop Diversification under CDP-MLIP of Cuttack district organized at NRRI A Review Meeting of Special Programme on ‘Crop Diversification’ under CDP-MLIP of Cuttack district was jointly organized by ICAR-National Rice Research Institute and District Agriculture Department, Cuttack on 22 November 2023 at NRRI premises. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Cuttack […]

Director, ICAR- NRRI, Cuttack visited Regional Coastal Rice Research Station, Naira, Andhra Pradesh Dr. A. K. Nayak, Director, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, along with Dr. M. J. Baig, Head, Physiology and Biochemistry Division, visited Regional Coastal Rice Research Station (RCRRS), Naira on 14th November, 2023. Dr. B. B. Panda, Head, RCRRS, Naira extended a […]

Vigilance Awareness Week-2023 ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack observed Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th October to 5th November 2023 with the theme “Say no to corruption: commit to the nation” (भ्रष्टाचार को ना कहें: राष्ट्र के प्रति प्रतिबद्ध रहें). In the inaugural ceremony, Dr. A.K. Nayak, Director, NRRI, Cuttack delivered a thought-provoking lecture on vigilance awareness in research […]

Exposure visits of students at ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag organized an exposure visit of 92 students of class IX and X from UPG +2 High School, Tatijharia, Hazaribag on 7 November 2023. Dr. N.P. Mandal, Head of CRURRS briefed about the activities and achievements of this station and motivated the students to pursue their career […]

Capacity Building Programme for farmers and farmwomen on “Improved Package of Practices for Scientific Cultivation of Rice” organized at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack A three-days capacity building programme on “Improved Package of Practices for Scientific Cultivation of Rice” has started at at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack from 2 to 4 November 2023 for the farmers and farmwomen from the […]

NRRI Scientists team visited the BPH and Leaf Folder affected areas of Odisha Dr Amaresh Kumar Nayak, Director of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack after receiving the news of Brown Planthopper (BPH) and Bacterial Blight attack/ incidence in paddy fields constituted two scientific teams to visit affected blocks of Balasore and Kendrapara districts. The team […]

ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack organized National Brainstorming Workshop on Integrated Pest Management: Challenges and Way Forward (WinPest – 2023) ICAR-National Rice Research Institute organized National Brainstorming Workshop on Integrated Pest Management: Challenges and Way Forward (WinPest – 2023) on 11th October 2023 at Cuttack. Prof. Sanjay Kumar Nayak, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack was Chief Guest in […]

Training programme on “Improved Package of Practices for Scientific Cultivation of Rice” started on 11th October, 2023 at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Training programme on “Improved Package of Practices for Scientific Cultivation of Rice” sponsored by SMART Project, Kolhapur, Maharashtra started on 11th October, 2023 at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute. Altogether thirty three farmers/farmwomen including three officers […]

Project Launching workshop and Brainstorming Session on the Utilization of industrial wastes for reclamation of acid soils: Waste to wealth for promoting circular economy A Project Launching workshop of project “Economic and environment-friendly utilization of Basic-Slag and Fly Ash as Soil amendments to Reclaim Acid soils of Odisha [SAFAR]: Waste to wealth for promoting circular […]