PM releases 35 new crops with ‘special traits’

Seeking to address the twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday released 35 new indigenously-developed crop varieties with special traits like drought tolerant, disease resistant and biofortified food crops with higher nutrient content such as protein, iron and zinc.

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