Kanpur :

The Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) on Wednesday celebrated the 86th foundation day of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) at its institute premises. Former director of IIPR, Dr Shanker Lal was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme was headed by IIPR director, Narendra Pratap Singh.

Addressing the gathering, IIPR director spoke about the history of ICAR and its achievements. Talking about the achievements of the scientists of IIPR, NP Singh said that the production of pulses has reached a milestone of 195 lakh tonnes from 140 lakh tonnes which is a record produce. He said that IIPR has remained successful in developing more than 30 varieties of pulses. On this occasion, chief guest said that there was a huge scope of jobs in agriculture sector.

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