Nishant Sindal

Plant-Open CRISPR-1

Plant-OpenCRISPR-1 (POC1) is the world’s first AI based genome editing platform developed by ICAR-CRRI which was led by Dr. Qutubuddin Ali Molla (other members include Priya Das, Romio Saha, Debasmita Panda, Chandana Ghosh, S P Avinash, Sonali Panda, Mirza Baig). This is an advanced technology which surpasses the limitations and challenges of traditional CRISPR techniques…

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HOW IS CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCING INDIA’S FARMING SCENARIO?

Agriculture in India is the largest livelihood provider with approximately 50% of the population dependent on it and 70% of the rural population still dependent upon it for survival. With such a huge population dependent upon agriculture, it roughly generates 17%-18% to India’s total gross domestic product. However, India’s climate is fluctuating heavily mainly due…

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