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• National Science Day observed as ‘Open Day’ by ICAR-NRCB on 28-02-2024 Click here
• Tender : Gem Bid Document for Portable Color Spectrophotometer. Last Date : 11-02-2025
• ICAR-NRCB Showcased the“Banana Diversity” at the Fruit Diversity Show during 96th ICAR Foundation and Technology Day
• ICAR-NRCB Participated and Set up an Exhibition Stall at AGRI INTEX-2024 during 11th - 15th July
• ICAR- NRCB organized an Internship Training Programme for VIT students during 24th - 28th June 2024
• ICAR-NRCB and ISHA outreach (Kaveri Calling) jointly organized “Cultivation of Food Forest and Triphal Diversity Show” on 23.6.2024
• The 10th International Day of Yoga at ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy on 21-6-2024
• ICAR-NRCB Co-organizes the Triphal Diversity Show during May 31-June 2,2024
• 75th Republic Day Celebrations at ICAR-NRCB on 26-01-2024
• Mid Term - Institute Research Council Meeting was held on 19 & 29 January 2024
• NRCB hosts five day Training program for empowering women through Banana Fibre craft and value addition during 08-12 January 2024
• Hands-on Training on Banana Breeding Techniques held during 28th & 29th December 2023
• ICAR-NRCB signs PPPP mode MoU in the presence of UNIDO for the deployment of low carbon reefer container for handling bananas for domestic market
• ICAR NRC Banana Celebration of Swachhata Pakhwada from 16th to 31st December 2023
• Workshop on “Sirumalai” a GI tagged banana on its cultivation and pest and disease management on 07-12-2023
• ICAR NRC Banana organizes the VIROCON 2023 at Tiruchirappalli with a theme of “Advancements in Global Virus Research Towards One Health” on 01-12-2023 to 03-12-2023
• ICAR-NRC for Banana to boost Banana cultivation and trade in Uttar Pradesh at IISR Lucknow on 29.09.2023
• A Workshop on Advances in Banana cultivation and integrated management on Fusarium wilt in Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh on 27.09.2023
• ICAR-NRCB Organized an Internship Training Programme for B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) Students
• Visit of the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu to ICAR-NRCB on 26.08.2023
• ICAR- NRCB celebrates 30th Foundation Day and Kisan Mela on 21.08.2023
• 77th Independence Day celebrations at ICAR-NRCB on 15.08.2023
• ICAR-NRCB Excels with Top Stall Award at 2023 State-Level Agri-Expo
• ICAR-NRCB organized one month Student Internship Training Program
• 9th International Day of Yoga at ICAR-NRCB Trichy on 21.06.2023
• Workshop on Hi-tech banana cultivation in changing climate scenario on 01.06.2023
• XXVI - Institute Research Council Meeting was held on 10 & 11 April 2023
• International Workshop on Phenotyping for Drought Tolerance during 7-11 March 2023
• National Science Day celebration at ICAR-NRCB on 28.02.2023
• 23rd RAC meeting of ICAR-NRCB Trichy was held on 14-15 February2023
• Micronutrient application through Drone Technology Demonstration on 31.01.2023
• 74th Republic Day Celebrations at ICAR-NRCB on 26.01.2023
• ICAR-NRCB Celebrated Pongal Festival on 13.01.2023
• Banana leaf production handling and export” technology was licensed and transferred to stakeholder on 12.01.2023
• Drone Technology Demonstration Campaign and leaf spot disease management in banana cultivation at Kalakkad in Tirunelveli district on 9th January 2023
• New year 2023 was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 02.01.2023
• National level workshop on Export of GI and traditional bananas on 21.12.2022 & 22.12.2022
• ICAR-NRCB and Srirangam Banana Farmer Producer Company signed a MOA for Banana Shakti ToT on 13.12.2022
• Dr.R.Selvarajan has assumed the charge of DirectorICAR-NRCBTrichyTamil Naduwith effect from the afternoon of 08.12.2022
• ICAR-NRCB organised High – End Workshop for research scholars (17th to 26th September 2022)
• 29th Foundation Day was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 20th August 2022
• 76th Independence Day was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 15th August 2022
• Karnataka textile Minister visits banana institute for promoting banana fibre and value added products on 21-07-2022
• International Yoga Day Celebrations @ ICAR-NRCB Trichy on 21 June 2022
• NRCB transferred patented Banana Juice technology to Tamil Nadu Banana Producers Company 06.05.2022
• Farmer Scientist interaction on BharatiyaPrakritik Krishi Paddhati – Natural Farming 26.04.2022
• Two-days ATMA training programme for women farmers during 26-27 April 2022
• ICAR-NRCB and Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthanorganized an award ceremony for the student winners of the Science competition from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on 06.04.2022
• A Kela Mela exhibitioncum training programme for Madurai district banana farmers on 23.3.2022
• Block-level Micro exhibition Kela Mela cum training programme to reaching the unreached - An Outreach initiative by ICAR-NRCB under SC & SP scheme on 15.3.2022
• XXV - Institute Research Council Meeting was held on 17 & 18 February 2022 and 17th March 2022
• World pulse day & Kela Mela celebration – An Outreach initiative by ICAR-NRCB under SC & SP scheme on 10-2-2022
• Banana fibre processing - wealth from waste technology transferred to UP based entrepreneur on 29-1-2022
• Banana Farmers to Banana Experts (BF-BE) on 29-1-2022
• 73rd Republic Day was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 26-1-2022
• New Year 2022 was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 1-1-2022
• Reaching the un-reached – An off-campus capacity development programme cum distribution of planting materials of new banana varieties @ Bharat Ka Amrit Mahotsav on 31-12-2021
• Meeting Organised on “Natural Farming” on the Occasion of PMs Programme on 16-12-2021
• ICAR-NRCB staff take Integrity Pledge as part of Vigilance Awareness Week - 2021
• ICAR-NRC Banana celebrates 28th Foundation Day on 21-8-2021
• 75th Independence Day was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 15th August 2021
• XXII Research Advisory Committee meeting held on 23 & 24 July 2021
• Capacity development programme in banana cultivation & academic and entrepreneurial opportunities in banana sector for Horticultural students of Karnataka state on 20-7-2021
• ICAR-NRCB Bags Sardar Patel Award for outstanding ICAR Institution
• National Webinar on Banana based Integrated Cropping and Farming System on 7-7-2021
• Target Farmers & Target Media Approach - A Technology Delivery System during 05.05.2021 to 15.06.2021
• Farmers Awareness Campaign on Balanced Use of Fertilizer in Banana Cultivation held on 18-6-2021
• International Womens Day celebrated on 10-3-2021 at ICAR-NRCB
• ICAR-NRCB and VFPCK Kerala initiative to make Nendran bananas available for Indian expatriates in Europe
• Moon man of India Dr. Mylswamy and NRCB Trichy come together to create a circular economy by using banana waste
• Equipping transgender into Agri -entrepreneur – A novel initiative by ICAR-NRCB
• Republic Day was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 26-1-2021
• New Year 2021 was celebrated at ICAR-NRCB on 1-1-2021
• XXIV - Institute Research Council Meeting was held on 8 & 9th December 2020 and 8th January 2021
• Novel and innovative refrigeration technology made for India - inagurated by Dr.S Uma Director ICAR-NRCB
• Kalayya Krishnamurthy National Award -2020 conferred to Dr.S.Uma Director ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana on 22-11-2020
• ICAR -NRCB celebrated Constitution Day on 26th November 2020
• Vigilance Awareness Week observed during October 27-November 2 2020 at NRCB
• XXI Research Advisory Committee Meeting held on 24-10-2020
• ICAR-NRCB celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji - Special Tree Plantation Drive on 1-10-2020
• Shri Vinod Sonkar Member of Parliament Uttar Pradesh visited ICAR-NRCB for developing the banana industry at Uttar Pradesh on 26-09-2020
• ICAR-NRCB signed MoA with AP for Processing and Value addition of Banana on 4-9-2020
• ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana celebrates 27th Foundation Day on 21-8-2020
• ICAR-NRCB honours COVID warriors during Independence Day 2020 celebrations
• ICAR-NRCB joins hand in increasing COVID-19 testing capacity on 24-7-2020
• ICAR-NRCB extends helping hand to rural poor and underprivileged people affected by the extended corona curfew lock out on.16.04.2020
• ICAR-NRCB bids farewell to Dr.B.Padmanaban Principal Scientist on his superannuation on 30-4-2020
• International Womens Day celebrated on 10-3-2020 at ICAR-NRCB
• International conference on banana organized at ICAR-NRCB during 22-25 February 2020
• Banana centre organized training on Value addition and Marketing of banana for North Eastern State (28-1-2020 to 1-2-2020)
• 71st Republic Day celebrated on 26-1-2020
• New Year 2020 celebrated on 1-1-2020
• XXIII - Institute Research Council Meeting held on 17 18 20 and 22 December 2019
• MoA with VFPCK Kerala for Exporting Nendran Banana to Europe held on 27.11.2019
• Hands on training to the Gaja cyclone affected banana farmers on low cost planting material production techniques held on 20-11-2019
• NRCB staff take Integrity Pledge as part of Vigilance Awareness Week - October 28-November 2 2019
• Karnataka States Best Horticulture Research award -2019 conferred on Dr.S.Uma Director ICAR-NRCB
• ICAR-NRCB celebrated Hindi diwas and swachh bharat diwas on 27.9.2019
• ICAR-NRCB celebrates 26th Foundation Day as Farmers Day on 21-8-2019
• Independence Day 2019 Celebrations @ ICAR-NRCB 15th August 2019
• Banana Scientist Bags Prestigious “Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding Young Scientist Award”
• Banana centre organized fibre training for North Eastern entrepreneurs during 8 to 11 July 2019
• Sale counter at Banana premises inaugurated on 11-7-2019
• Renewal of ISO 9001: 2015 to ICAR- NRCB held on 6 July 2019
• ICAR-NRCB QRT and Institute Management Committee Interaction Meeting held on 2 July 2019
• ICAR-NRCB Quinquennial Review Team Interacts with the Banana Stakeholders held on 1 July 2019
• Interaction Meeting of ICAR-NRCB QRT with the Chairman Research Advisory Committee held on 1 July 2019
• International Yoga Day Celebrations @ ICAR-NRCB Trichy on 21 June 2019
• Visit of Mrs. Padma Raghunathan Central General manager NABARD Chennai on 20-6-2019
• XX Research Advisory Committee Meeting held on 10 & 11-4-2019
• Andhra Pradesh seeks ICAR-NRCB help to develop Banana value chain : 26-03-2019
• ICAR-NRCB conducted a Regional Workshop on Centralised Agricultural Research Data Management on 25-03-2019
• ICAR-NRCB conducted one day workshop with Arabi to Banana: Potential and fruit research to the research on 13.03.2019
• International Womens day observed at ICAR-NRCB Trichy held on 7-3-2019
• Quinquennial Review Team meeting held on 25 & 26 February 2019
• ICAR-NRCB celebrated New Year 2019
• National Symposium by Indian Phytopathology Soceity - southzone and ICAR-NRCB held during December 21-23 2018
• Sensitization workshop on the emerging new serious Fusarium wilt disease of banana held on 26-11-2018
• Visit of Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science) ICAR New Delhi to ICAR-NRC for banana on 1-11-2018
• ICAR-NRCB conducted XXII Institute Research Council Committee (IRC) meeting on 5 12 and 23rd October 2018
• ICAR-NRCB conducted XXIV Institute Management Committee (IMC) meeting @ICAR-NRCB on 6 October 2018
• ICAR-NRCB celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2018
• ICAR-NRCB celebrates its Silver Jubilee year of Foundation Day as Kissan Mela; Secretary ICAR on 31st August 2018
• International yoga day celebrated at ICAR-NRCB Trichy during 18-21 June 2018
• NRCB plans for boosting banana fibre industry in a big scale on 10th May 2018
• Meeting with the Secretary Ministry of Food Processing & Industries GoI New Delhi on 4th May 2018
• Award of ISO 9001: 2015 to ICAR- NRCB
• ICAR-NRCB conducted the International Training programme under IAFS-III during 15 to 29 March 2018
• Krishi Unnati Mela-2018 celebrated @ICR-NRCB Trichy on 17-3-2018
• 5th Group Discussion of the ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits during 15-18 Feb. 2018
• Silver Jubilee Celebration of ICAR-NRCB Trichy on 17-2-2018
• RAC Meeting of ICAR-NRCB was held on 18 & 19th January 2018
• Quinquennial Review Team Meeting of ICAR-AICRP on Fruits held on 19 & 20 December 2017
• ICAR- NRC Banana technological interventions for sailing Nendran Banana
• Signing of MoC with State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh on 16-10-2017
• Launching of special cleaning drive from 13-10-2017 to 23-10-2017
• Execution of MoA with Kongunadu College of Engg.& Tech. on collaborative research held on 11-10-2017
• Celebration of Sarwatra Swachhta at Thayanur-Keerikalmedu Bus Stop Trichy on 25-9-2017
• Celebration of Samagra Swachhta Diwas at Govt.High school Keerikalmedu Trichy on 24-9-2017
• Implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission SEWA DIWAS @ICAR–NRCB on 17-9-2017
• 24th Foundation Day of ICAR-NRCB celebrated as KISAN Mela with the theme “Banana and Plantains for nutritional security” on 21.08.2017
• ICAR-NRCB bids farewell to Mr.P.Mohan Sr.Technical Assistant on his superannuation on 31-7-2017
• Signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between ICAR-NRCB and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy on 26.07.2017
• ICAR-NRCB supported National Banana Festival held during 21-23 July 2017 @ AC&RI Madurai TNAU Tamilnadu.
• XXIII Institute Management Committee Meeting held on 23.05.2017
• International Yoga Day Celebrations at ICAR-NRCB Trichy held on 20.06.2017
• Farewell function to Mr.B.Sathish S.A.O. on his transfer to ICAR-IISR Hyderbad on 21-4-2017
• ICAR-NRC Banana Trichy and APEDA entered into MoU for the export of Nendran Banana on 20-4-2017
• ICAR – NRCB Trichy successfully launches a Bioversity International foreign funded mega project on 1-4-2017
• National Science Day 2017 celebrations @ ICAR - NRCB on 28.02.2017
• ISO 9001: 2008 I Surveilance Audit held on 27-2-2017
• XVIII Research Advisory Committee Meeting held during 5-6 February 2017
• XXI Institute Research Council Meeting held during 18-20 January 2017
• New Years Eve celebrations @ICAR-NRCB Trichy on 31-12-2016.
• ICAR-NRCB Trichy celebrates Agriculture Education Day on 9-12-2016
• One day Training conducted at ICAR-IIOPR-RS for Tribal farmers under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) held on 16-11-2016
• Swatchhta Pakhwada – Exhibition was organised @ICAR - NRCB on 27-10-2016
• Swachcha Bharat Pakwara at Joan of Arc International School Adavathur on 26-10-2016
• NSFI Global Agri CONNECT 2016 held on 14-10-2016
• Recreation Club organised Ayudha Pooja function @ICAR - NRCB on 13-10- 2016
• Swatcha Bharath compaign was organised on 2-10-2016
• 23rd Foundation Day & Kisan Mela Event @ ICAR - NRCB was celebrated on 21st August2016
• IndependenceDay 2016 Celebrations @ICAR - NRCB on 15-8-2016
• MGMG Programme-III at Thirumanamedu & Kondaiyampettai on 21-7-2016
• MGMG Programme visit to Thiruvalarcholai on 6-7-2016
• International Yoga Day Celebrations @ICAR - NRCB on 21-6-2016
• Dr.V.Kumar was organized and conducted the student visit at ICAR - NRCB on 14-6-2016
• Brainstorming meeting on Problems and Prospects of Banana in North East India held during 3-4 June 2016
• Technology Transfer of Banana Fig held on 4-5-2016
• Banana Farmers Interface Meeting held on 28-4-2016 at Kovvur AP
• Banana Farmers Interface Meeting held on 27-4-2016 at Bidar
• One day Brainstorming Discussion Meeting on Emerging Pests and Disease Problems in Banana held on 23-4-2016
• MERA GAON - MERA GAURAV programme held on 13-4-2016 at Panaiyur
• ISO 9001: 2008 Auditing held on 31-3-2016
• Participation in Krishi Unnati Mela-2016 at IARI New Delhi during 19-21 March 2016
• India Innovation Growth Program 2015
• Swachha Bharat Mission - Village adoption programe by ICAR-NRCB held on 19-3-2016
• Technology Transfer of Banana Flour Based Baby Food held on 3-3-2016
• Third Group Discussion meeting of AICRP on Fruits held at PAU Ludhiana during 3-6 March 2016
• National Science Day celebrations held on 29-2-2016
• Technology Transfer of Liquid formulation of entomopathogenic fungus -Beauveria bassianaheld on 27-2-2016
• Technology Transfer of Post-harvest handling packing storage and ripening in Banana for Domestic and Export Markets held on 25-2-2106
• One Day Banana Farmers Interface meet held at IIVR-KVK Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh held on 19-2-2016
• MID-IRC Review Meeting held dring 15-16 February 2016
• Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav held on 29-1-2016
• Training programme on Banana Fiber Handicrafts organized by SSKJ Trading Pvt. Ltd. Trichy held on 21-1-2016.
• Participation and presentation in Tirunelveli Banana Farmers Producer Company held on 18-1-2016
• Indian Science Congress Meeting held at Mysuru Karnataka during 3-8 January 2015.
• Events of Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan held on 28-12-2015.
• South Zone- Agri Expo-2015 Conference & Exhibition held during 19-21 December 2015.
• DST-Lockheed Martin-India Innovation growth program award - 2015.
• Events of World Soil Day held on 05-12-2015.