Hi, NewsWrap for July 31, 2022

31-July-2022: Amul's RS Sodhi, ADAMA, UPL Ltd, Dr Himanshu Pathak-New DG of ICAR

31 July 2022

  • Amul’s RS Sodhi elected as President of Indian Dairy Association

    R S Sodhi, MD of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation - apex body of all the milk unions of Gujarat - has been elected as president of the Indian Dairy Association. Sodhi is the first dairy professional from the federation and second from Gujarat's dairy sector to be elected as president of IDA. Dr. Sodhi said that “The Indian dairy industry is “Atmanirbhar” and has the potential to become “Dairy to the World”

  • Adama Renews Portfolio with Launches of New Herbicides

    ADAMA has completely renewed its portfolio with the launch of several new herbicides that were presented at the company's stand during the 32nd Brazilian Congress of the Science of Weeds. João Ibelli said ″We have a complete portfolio of solutions for the management of weeds in soybeans, including for different stages and scenarios of occurrence of weeds in crops,″

  • PM Modi Launches Power Sector’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Grand Finale of 'Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya - Power @2047' via video conferencing. During the show, he introduced the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. He also dedicated and laid the groundwork for NTPC's various green energy projects. He introduced the National Solar Rooftop Portal.

  • UPL Opens Farmer Learning Centre in Varanasi

    UPL Ltd is opening Farmer Learning Centre at Raja Talav in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for the farmers to enable sustainable farming. this company has also  Secured 3.5 acres of land for the state-of-the-art model plots for the farmers, This initiative will be carried out through the farmer connect channel of Unimart, which is  UPL's chain of agri retail stores for agri solutions, and will be overseen by the NPP Business Unit of UPL.

  • Dr. Himanshu Pathak Appointed as Secretary-DARE cum DG- ICAR in Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Senior scientist Dr. Himanshu Pathak was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) on Thursday. Dr. Pathak is currently the Director of the ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management in Baramati, Maharashtra. The order said that the appointment of Pathak has been authorized by the Cabinet's Appointments Committee. 

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31 July 2022

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