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Hyderabad: Apart from Central Government’s recognition, Telangana Government’s measures being taken up to address malnutrition among women and children, now feature in a report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2022 report focusing on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA). The FAO report on “Bridging the gap between nutrition and agriculture in Telangana […]
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Hyderabad: Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod lashed out at the Opposition parties for a well-planned and malicious campaign against the K Chandrashekhar Rao government in Telangana through misleading statements in Parliament. She clarified that the State government was supplying fortified rice and also wheat to all the Anganwadi centres in Telangana. She was […]
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Hyderabad: On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Hyderabad to participate in an event ICRISAT and also launch the Statue of Equality, the social network has been abuzz with #EqualityForTelangana after a bunch of youngsters held a flexi seeking Government of India’s support to various projects in Telangana. As the Prime Minister […]
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Sangareddy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined the importance to launch a collective fight to alleviate the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector. He also stated that India was moving forward to promote digitalisation and modernisation of agriculture. Addressing the scientists of the ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) located at […]
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Sangareddy: Appreciating Telangana’s massive plans on oil-palm cultivation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre will certainly extend support to Telangana in enhancing the oil palm cultivation in the State. He said the union government was aiming to improve the area under palm oil cultivation in India by 6.5 lakh hectares in the coming […]
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Hyderabad: On the occasion of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “India has set a target of Net-Zero emission by 2070.” “India has set a target of Net-Zero by 2070. We have also highlighted the need for life lifestyle for the environment and […]
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Hyderabad: Prohibitory orders against drones and any kind of flying machines under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure will be in vogue at ICRISAT in Ramachandrapuram and the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Muchinthal in Shamshabad in view of visits of President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. According to Cyberabad […]
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Hyderabad: In what is being seen as a politically significant move, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is not likely to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latter’s visit to Hyderabad on Saturday. The Chief Minister has nominated Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and Cinematography Minister T. Srinivas Yadav to receive and see off […]
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Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on Saturday to take part in 50th anniversary celebrations of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and dedicate to the nation the ‘Statue of Equality’ at Munchital near Shamshabad here. At around 2.45 pm, the Prime Minister will visit the ICRISAT campus in Patancheru […]
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Hyderabad: Bird. Write. Read. Repeat. That is what Aasheesh Pittie, 60, has been doing for the past 40 years. Unlike today’s birders, who are generally identified with the long (and fat) lenses, his go-to tools were only a pair of binoculars, a notebook and a pen to take the notes. A telescope was added later […]
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Talking to reporters after examining the progress of fever survey at ICRISAT fencing colony in Ramachandrapuram Mandal of Sangareddy district on Sunday.
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Sangareddy: Researchers studying the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these ‘smart foods’ can boost growth in children and adolescents by 26 to 39 per cent when they replace rice in standard meals. The results suggest that millets can significantly contribute to overcoming malnutrition. The study was published in the journal ‘Nutrients’ and is […]
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Sanagreddy: ‘The Millet Movement in India’, the first coffee table book about the increasingly popular grain has hit the stores. “I am confident the coffee table book will provide valuable insights into our cultural culinary landscape and help increase awareness about our ancient wisdom of food processing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said about the book. […]
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Sangareddy: An international team of researchers from 41 organisations has assembled chickpea’s (chana) pan-genome by sequencing the genomes of 3,366 chickpea lines from 60 countries. Led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the team identified 29,870 genes that include 1,582 previously unreported novel genes. The research is the largest effort […]
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Sangareddy: A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve haemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce iron deficiency anaemia, which is rising globally. The recently published research, a meta-analysis of 22 studies on humans and eight laboratory studies on millets consumption and anaemia, was undertaken by seven organisations across four countries […]
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The study showed that consuming millets reduced total cholesterol by 8 per cent, lowering it from high to normal levels in the people included in the studies
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The survey showed that improving health and wellness, weight loss and taste were the top reasons for those consuming millets in urban areas
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Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad's paper aims to highlight some of the challenges faced by farmers in the dryland agricultural ecosystem of India
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ICRISAT helps smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and mitigate its devastating impacts on agriculture.
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The “Millet Finder,” launched recently, discovered a surge in the use of millets, with over a thousand modern convenient products in a very wide range
