Hi, NewsWrap for April 13, 2023

13-April-2023: SCO Millets Food Festival, Atal Innovation Mission, Madhya Pradesh Sports Academies, CUO Koraput, DSR Method for Rice Sowing

13 April 2023

  • Ministry of Tourism to Host SCO Millets Food Festival from 13th-19th April 2023 in Mumbai

    The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, will organize the 4th and final SCO Millets Food Festival from the 13th to the 19th of April 2023 in Mumbai at Taj Mahal Palace. Chefs from SCO member countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia) will attend the 9-day event and showcase their various cuisines and offer to hotel guests. To mark the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023), the Taj Mahal Palace will host the SCO Millet Food Festival. This event will showcase a menu of organic millets-based recipes hand-picked by our SCO Member Chefs. 

     

  • Atal Innovation Mission's Launch Event for ATL & KVK - ATMA Collaboration Held in New Delhi

    The Atal Innovation Mission's Launch Event for ATL & KVK - ATMA Collaboration was held at Room No. 122, NITI Aayog Office in New Delhi, with participants from several agricultural sectors attended the event. Deepali Upadhyay, Program Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NlTl Aayog, gave the opening remarks. Following that, Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, MD, Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, and Samuel Praveen, G. S. [Extension] DA&FW, addressed at the Niti Aayog launch event for ATL and KVK-ATMA collaboration.

     

  • Madhya Pradesh Sports Academies Introduce Weekly Millet Meal for Players

    Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, instructed officers to guarantee that all participants in the state's sports academies receive millet meal once a week. On Tuesday, Scindia visited the Water Sports Academy at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal. She stated that the decision was made in accordance with the wishes of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 

     

  • CUO Koraput to Launch Innovative Program in Agriculture, Forest Management

    The Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput, intends to offer new agricultural and forest management programmes while taking into account the region's natural resources and fundamental needs. Chakradhar Tripathi, vice-chancellor of the central university, also stated about the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-PG-2023) during a press conference on Wednesday (April  12) .

     

  • Experts Urge Farmers to Embrace DSR Method for Rice Sowing to Enhance Crop Yield

    Farmers in the district were encouraged to use the direct-seeded rice (DSR) technique for rice sowing during a district-level agri-awareness programme held at the Sahnewal grain market under the supervision of Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Dr Narinder Benipal.

     

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