The Indian Agriculture Story: Farm income grows 225 percent in 12 years, reaches Rs 4,878 thousand crore ......

The Indian Agriculture Story: Farm income grows 225 percent in 12 years, reaches Rs 4,878 thousand crore ......

The detailed report titled “Statistical Report on Value of Output from Agriculture and Allied Sectors (2011-12 to 2023-24)” was published on June 30, presents a penetrating analysis of sectoral trends... The forestry sector, which includes logging and timber production, also grew steadily. Its value went up from Rs. 149 thousand crore to Rs. 227 thousand crore. A key point is that industrial wood (use...

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India gets two genome-edited rice varieties

India gets two genome-edited rice varieties

Pusa DST Rice 1, from ICAR-IARI in New Delhi, is based on Cotton Dora Sannalu and is designed for drought and salt tolerance.Unlike genetic modification, which involves inserting foreign genes, genome editing makes precise changes within the plant’s own DNA. “In genome editing, mutations are induced at specific sites where change is needed.

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