IIT Bombay to establish rural data centre at SKUAST-K

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- In a major push toward data-driven rural development, the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is set to establish a Centre of Excellence on Rural Data Research & Analysis (RuDRA).



The SKUAST-K held a day-long workshop and brainstorming for establishing the Centre of Excellence on RuDRA at Shalimar campus.

The collaborative initiative with the IIT Bombay aims to leverage data-driven insights to transform agriculture and rural life in Jammu & Kashmir, a spokesman of the SKUAST said.

The workshop was organised under the aegis of Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP).

The event bro...