India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The second day of Dryland Congress 2026 in New Delhi today featured a special session commemorating 50 years of collaboration between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The session brought together former and current leaders of both institutions to reflect on five decades of partnership and deliberate on a roadmap for strengthening collaboration and accelerating agricultural transformation towards Viksit Bharat 2047.
The special session was co-chaired by Dr R. S. Paroda, Former Director General, ICAR, and Dr William D. Dar, Former Director General, ICRISAT. Former leaders of I...