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Acquaculture, Agro Universities, AgroPolicy, Dairy, Live Stock

The institute has been able to bring in a revolutionary change in animal husbandry, fishery and food processing that has made a revolutionary change in the Goa

The Government of Goa felicitated the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa on the occasion of 35th Statehood Day at Raj Bhavan, Goa.

Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI received the award from Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for Tourism, Shipyard and Waterways in the presence of PS Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Goa; Dr Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Government of Goa and other dignitaries.

The institute has been bestowed with the Certificate of Appreciation and Citation for its outstanding contributions toward the progress and development of agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and food processing that has made a revolutionary change in the Goa.

Since the institute’s establishment in 1989, 17 varieties of the different crops like rice, cashew, brinjal, okra, cowpea and red amaranthus have been developed for Goa which are grown in the state. Besides, the native breeds of cattle – Shweta Kapila and Agonda Goan Pig have also been characterised and registered.

The institute has also helped the Government of Goa in getting the GI of agricultural products like Khola Chilli and Myndoli Banana.

The institute has been able to bring

Agro Universities, Animal Health, Dairy, Live Stock

Discussions were held on camel conservation like the promotion of milk for human health, popularisation of its nutraceutical-rich products, development of ecotourism etc

The ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, Rajasthan recently organised a seminar on ‘Arid Animal Husbandry and One Health Concept: Challenges and Opportunities’ in Bikaner.

Dr Bhupendra Nath Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR stressed the need of linking animal husbandry in the dry arid region with the One-Health concept. The progress made by India in improving the per capita availability of milk, egg, meat and their products was highlighted in Dr Tripathi’s address. The DDG emphasised achieving better production by linking the traditional methods of animal husbandry with the upcoming scientific and technological advancements in the area of livestock husbandry. Dr Tripathi also interacted with the trainees on camel wool processing for the women farmers to promote the utilisation of wool in the cottage industry for the value-addition.

Dr Artabandhu Sahoo, Director, ICAR-NRC on Camel, Bikaner underlined the centre’s research achievements. Continuous efforts are done in the field for camel conservation like the promotion of milk for human health, popularisation of its nutraceutical-rich products, development of ecotourism, value-addition of camel wool/hair and development of leather and bone products, etc., were also outlined by Dr Sahoo.

Dr Hemant Dadhich, Director Research, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, Rajasthan deliberated on ‘Emerging and Re-emerging Camel Health Issues and their Management.’

Dr Yashpal, Director, ICAR-National Research Centre on Equine, Hisar, Haryana also participated in the seminar.

Discussions were held on camel conservation like

Textile industry, Trade

 

The US was followed by EU, Bangladesh and the UAE

India scaled its highest ever exports tally at $44.4 billion in Textiles and Apparel (T&A) including handicrafts in FY 2021-22, indicating a substantial increase of 41 per cent and 26 per cent over corresponding figures in FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.

The US was the top export destination accounting for 27 per cent share, followed by EU (18 per cent), Bangladesh (12 per cent) and the UAE (6 per cent).

In terms of product categories, the export of cotton textiles was $17.2 billion with 39 per cent share registering a growth of 54 per cent and 67 per cent during 2021-22 over FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.

Export of Ready-Made Garments was $16 billion with 36 per cent share showing a growth of 31 per cent and 3 per cent during 2021-22 over FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.

Man-made textiles export was $6.3 billion with 14 per cent share which shows a growth of 51 per cent and 18 per cent during 2021-22 over FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively.

 The US was followed by EU, Bangladesh

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Fertilizers, R&D

The centre is aimed at providing quality training and creating a competent workforce for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry 

Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated CIPET’s Vocational Training Centre in Bhavnagar, Gujarat today. This was the 45th such vocational training centre of CIPET across the country, aimed at providing quality training and creating a competent workforce for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry. 

At the outset, Dr Mandaviya appreciated the capabilities CIPET has in creating a skilled workforce. He said that CIPET in Bhavnagar has strong potential to become an important cog in the wheel of the development of Bhavnagar. Owing to the vibrant petrochemical industry in Gujarat, such centres would create the much needed skilled manpower for the industry and will create employment for our youth. CIPET will fulfil this need for skilled manpower in the chemical and petrochemical industry. 

According to the minister, CIPET solves this practical problem and the needs of the industry by providing a model of self sustainable institution and industry-academia collaboration. Apart from training, CIPET has been able to provide job opportunities to students, out of 1 lakh pass outs every year, 90 per cent of the students get placed in the industry. 

CIPET is a premier Academic institution for higher & technical education under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India fully devoted to all the domains of plastics viz:- Design, CAD/CAM/CAE, tooling and mould manufacturing, production engineering, testing and quality assurance. CIPET operates from various locations spread across the country to cater to the needs of the Polymer and allied industries. 

Its objective remains to provide qualified professionals at various skill levels through academic long term, short term, skill development and entrepreneurship development programmes in petrochemicals including plastics. CIPET offers Technology Support & Consultancy Services in Design, Tooling, CAD/CAM/CAE, plastics processing, testing and quality assurance, inspection services and calibration to the petrochemical industries including plastic industries.

CIPET also undertakes research and application development in the petrochemicals sector including plastics, synthetic rubber, technical textiles, solvents, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, additives, explosives, adhesives and coatings. 

The centre is aimed at providing quality