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An educational experience for grades XI (CBSE) biology students and Students of International Academia was organised to IARI.

Indian Agricultural Institute is the premier research institute of Asia. It is the leading thinking body for all agronomic, genetic researches happening in India.

It is the institute whose scientists lead by M.S Swaminathan ushered India into the Green Revolution.

Students had the first-hand experience of the sparkling campus.

Students had half an hour interaction with Principal Scientist Dr Girijesh Mahra regarding the scope, history and future of agronomy and allied sciences.

We had an opportunity to visit the NARM (National Agricultural research museum) in the campus, spread over three floors it took students on a visual tour of the journey of inception of human civilisation to present gradation to mankind developing modified organisms in Laboratories.

Students saw the procedure of creating and observing slides via TEM[ Transmission electron microscope] . 

The milestones of human development, industrial revolution, green revolution, white revolution, genetic revolution were showcased for the viewers. Further students also saw a 15min documentary on interrelation between agricultural and religious practices in India.

Further students had a first had experience of seeing Aeroponics and Hydroponics (soil less culture technique) in the experimental gardens of campus. Research scientist of the IARI guided students through various green houses, where the pits containing new crop variants were being experimentally grown before they are rolled out in market. We as a team were able to see the different flowering plants ,fruit plants that have been developed by the genetics team of IARI.

The experience was engaging and fruitful as it adds the dimension of hands on and interdisciplinary approach towards learning.Few Snapshots of the experience: