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National Research Centre on Mithun observed Vigilance Awareness Week from 30th October to 4th November 2017. The theme of the Vigilance awareness Week this year was My Vision-Corruption Free India. The programme began at NRC on Mithun office on 30.10.2017 at 11:00 hrs. Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Dr. Abhijit Mitra addressed to all the staff members and highlighted the importance of Vigilance Week and also administered pledge to the staff. He also highlighted the measures taken up by the ICAR...

An eight days Model Training Course on Small Scale Dairy Development as a Means of Livelihood Improvement in North-Eastern Region was inaugurated at ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland on 24.10.2017 with an objective to popularize small-scale dairy enterprise to improve the socio-economic status of farmers through livelihood improvement. This training programme is sponsored by Directorate of Extension, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India....

Hindi Saptah was celebrated at ICAR-NRCM from 14th to 20th September, 2017. Dr Abhijit Mitra, Director of the Institute inaugurated the Programme on 14th September in the presence of the staff members. All the staff and children were participated in verious competetions during this period. The prizes were dristibuted on the last day of this programme.

A one-day Stakeholders Workshop on "Semi intensive Mithun Farming as Alternative Source of Livelihood" was organized on 2nd September 2017 at Aizawl, Mizoram jointly organized by ICAR - NRC on Mithun, Medziphema Nagaland & A.H & Vety Dept. Govt. of Mizoram, Mizoram. The Workshop was inaugurated by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Mizoram, Sri Lalthanhawla who was also the Chief Guest. A statue of mithun was unveiled by Hon'ble Chief Minister. Thereafter, the Chief Guest inaugurated the stall...

The New India Manthan programme was organized by KrishiVigyan Kendra Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Phek. Programme was initiated with the visit of Exhibition on the theme of doubling farmers income by the honble Chief Guest Sri KG Kenye. Visit was followed with Sankalp to Siddhi March from KVK Phek campus to Porba village panchayat hall with hundreds of farmer and youth holding placard. Dr Abhijit Mitra, Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Nagaland formally welcomed the dignitaries and other...

Dr. Trilochan Mahapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) meets Secretary, DONER, Govt of India for boosting livestock productivity and production in NEH region.

Visit of elementary students from Community Education Centre School, Dimapur on 24th June, 2017.

The International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21st June, 2017 at NRC on Mithun by organizing a Yoga camp at NRCM campus at 9.00 AM for the office staff and families.

29th foundation day of ICAR-NRC on Mithun celebrated on 2nd June 2017 In the inaugural session, Shri Yatachu Fithu, Minister of School Education & SCERT, Govt. of Nagaland, who was the Chief Guest of the foundation Day Meeting, He lauded the centre for its efforts and said that the NRCM gained wide recognition. He wanted the NRCM not to focus on giving incentives but to be a centre of providing information and helping farmers to grow on their own. Then the purpose of this Institute...

The 10th RAC Meeting of ICAR-NRC on Mithun was held on 2nd May, 2017. At the Meeting Director, ICAR-NRCM Dr. Abhijit Mitra presented a brief account of the Institute during the last one year. Dr. Dharmeswar Das, Chairman RAC, appreciated the efforts made by the Institute and emphasised the need of prioritisation of the research areas. He further urged to take up the research projects to delineate the uniqueness of Mithun. The committee members visited the Mithun Farm at Medziphema and...

A one day workshop on Motivation, Organisational Behaviour and Team Building was organised at ICAR-NRC on Mithun on 29th March, 2017 and Lecture delivered by Dr. P. Manikandan, Retired Head & P. C. ICAR-NARRM, Hyderabad.

Brainstorming workshop on "Rearing of mithun under free range forest ecosystem: Present scenario and way-forward" at ICAR-NRCM on 18th March, 2017

ICAR-NRC on Mithun, the only research Institute in the country, is mandated to carry out the research for continual improvement of Mithun and to create awareness in the society for scientific mithun rearing. In continuation of the ongoing efforts, ICAR-NRC on Mithun organized one-day Interface meeting on Potential of Mithun Husbandry for Livelihood Improvement with the officials of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) of Nagaland State on 9th March 2017. While inaugurating...