Bhaderwah, June 7 -- The two-day 4th Lavender Festival 2026 began today at the Government Degree College (GDC) Bhaderwah with the theme "Lavender Goes Global".

The event was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and Vice President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an official press release informed.

Organized by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, the festival celebrates the remarkable success of the Lavender Mission and the purple revolution in the Chenab Valley region.

Addressing a gathering of farmers, students, scientists, entrepreneurs and the public, Dr. ...