News and Events

1. 61 Annual Rice Group Meeting (ARGM) was inaugurated on 18 Apr 2024 at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack

2. ICAR–IIRR Scientists Take Rice Science and Technologies to the High Altitudes of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh under CRP Biofortification NEH ProgrammeICAR-IIRR participates in India AI impact Summit 2026.
3. ICAR-IIRR successfully organised a “Farmer’s Awareness and Interaction Programme on Advancing Biofortified Rice Adoption under CRP on Biofortification–TSP” on 17^th February 2026.
4. ICAR–IIRR actively participated in the inauguration of PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana on 11 October, 2025

5. ICAR–IIRR Scientists Take Rice Science and Technologies to the High Altitudes of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh under CRP Biofortification NEH Programme.

6. Parthenium Awareness Week was organized by ICAR-IIRR from 16 - 22 August 2025

7. ICAR-IIRR signs Technology License Agreement with Krishi Vikas Sahakari Samiti Ltd for large-scale seed production and popularization of DRRH 4 rice hybrid

8. Breakthrough in Crop Innovation: India Unveils Its First Genome-Edited Rice Varieties for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
9. ICAR-IIRR attracts Rs. 4.5 Crore funding under CSR from SBI for promotion of Direct Seeded Rice cultivation
10. Webinar on "Nitric oxide signalling and its role in hypoxia tolerance in rice" (hybrid mode) on March 15, 2024 at 11.30 AM
11. International Women's day celebrations at ICAR-IIRR  on 8 March, 2024
12. 2nd Annual General Body Meeting of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding
13. ICAR-IIRR organised 11th Annual Hill Rice Research Group Meeting on 23rd February 2024

• ICAR-IIRR celebrated its 9th Foundation Day on 21 Dec 2023 in hybrid mode
• World Soil Day Celebrations at ICAR-IIRR on 5th December 2023
• ICAR-IIRR Industry Interaction Meet  -  7 November, 2023
• Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week at ICAR-IIRR - 31 October to 5 November, 2023

• ICAR-IIRR Industry Interaction Meet  -  7 November, 2023

• Brain storming session on Assian Rice Gall midge - Present status and way forward
• Celebration of 9th International Yoga Day at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad on 21st June, 2023
• World Intellectual Property Day - 26 April, 2023

• 58th Annual Rice Group Meeting (Hybrid mode) at AAU, Jorhat during April 4-5, 2023

• Training cum Exposure visit of Skilled Support Staff of ICAR-IIRR on March 28,2023

• International Women's Day was celebrated on 9 March, 2022 at ICAR-IIRR

• One week training program on "Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Data Using R" - 30 January to 4 February, 2023

• ICAR sponsored Winter School on “Development, Evaluation, and Biosafety Assessment of Genome Edited Crops: Hands-on Training” (20 January to 9 February 2023).
• Visit of Shri Suryapratap Shahi Ji, Minister of Agriculture, Agricultural Education and Agricultural Research, Govt. of UP ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad on 05 Feb, 2023
  
• Pensioners Meeting  is Postponed to 14 March, 2023
• ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research conducted Cancer Screening Camp on 25.01.2023.

• International Conference - (ICSCI 2022)

• Visit of Shri Suryapratap Shahi Ji, Minister of Agriculture, Agricultural Education and Agricultural Research, Govt. of UP to ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad on 05 Feb, 2023

• ICAR sponsored Winter School on “Development, Evaluation, and Biosafety Assessment of Genome Edited Crops: Hands-on Training” (20 January to 9 February 2023)

• ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research conducted Cancer Screening Camp on 25.01.2023

• ICAR – IIRR Celebrated 8th Foundation Day - 21st December 2022.
• Brief report - International conference on System of Crop Intensification (ICSCI 2022) for Climate – Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security.
• ICAR-IIRR celebrated World Soil Day - 5 December, 2022. 

• IIRR -Industry Meet 2022

• ICAR-IIRR celebrated World Soil Day - 5 December, 2022

• The staff of ICAR-IIRR took VIGILANCE OATH on 31 Oct 2022
• ICAR-IIRR organized Cybersecurity awareness program as a part of Cyber Jaagrookta Divas Annual Day Celebrations on 10.10.2022.
• ICAR-IIRR organized ICT based training programs on Improved Rice Production Technology at Cheruvu Jammulapalem and Etheru villages of Bapatla, Guntur district of AP on 10 & 11 October, 2022.
• Workshop on Effective use of Nano Fertilisers in Agriculture – 01 September, 2022
• ICAR - IIRR organized International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2022 in a virtual mode 
• Field Visit -  Arrur Village
• ICAR-IIRR Organized 57 Annual Rice Research Group Meeting during 25 - 27 April, 202

• ICAR - IIRR organised a Brainstorming Session on “Rice and Water on 11th February (Friday), 2022 in Hybrid mode

•  ICAR - IIRR organised “Online workshop on writing manuscripts with Mendeley” on 31 Janaury, 2022 

• National Girl Child Day celebrated at ICAR - IIRR on January 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM

• Activities carried out during AKAM-KBPH campaign - 25-28 April, 2022