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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicBiofortified crops

Topic: biofortified crops

Peru’s iron-rich, biofortified potato being developed for India, to undergo testing before wider use

Variety has been developed by Peru’s International Potato Center and its genetic material shared with Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Potato Research Institute.

How biofortified crops being tested by India can boost food security, reduce impact of climate change

The IARI has been working on climate-resilient seeds since 2014. Currently, it is testing 2,380 varieties of field crops and 487 varieties of horticulture crops, ThePrint has learnt.

Iron-fortified rice will lower anaemia in India. It has no known adverse effects

Fortification of rice, a staple in India, with iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid has the potential to reduce and even eliminate iron deficiency & anaemia in the country.

Scientists seek Karnataka govt permission to conduct biosafety field trials for new BT crops

Agricultural experts and scientists have pointed out that despite the success of Bt Cotton in India, no other crop enhanced by biotechnological methods has been released in the country since 2002.

Rice with zinc, wheat with protein — Bio-fortified crops can fight India’s hidden hunger

India has one of the highest number of undernourished people in the world. PM Modi’s promise of 17 bio-fortified varieties of 8 crops can help.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.