India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Atomic energy has been considered beneficial in the sectors of Agriculture, Food Preservation, Defence & Security, Healthcare, Water Treatment etc., besides meeting the energy demand of the nation. Major contributions of atomic energy in various fields are mentioned below:
Nuclear Agriculture:
Radiation induced mutagenesis and cross breeding have enabled development of 71 new crop varieties including rice, pulses, oilseeds, jute, sorghum, wheat etc. for commercial cultivation. These varieties developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) a constituent Unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) have attributes like high-yield, early maturity, biotic & abiotic ...