** After service of 132 years, Indian Army closes military farms

The military farms in India are spread over more than 20,000 acres of prime defence land across the country in cities such as Ambala, Kolkata, Srinagar, Agra, Pathankot, Lucknow, Meerut, Allahabad and Guwahati.

The farms were established by the British Army for the production and supply of hygienic, wholesome and fresh cow milk to troops located in various garrisons across India.

** World’s costliest crop is now under cultivation in Bihar

The use of hop-shoot as an herb is also popular in European countries, where it is used for keeping the skin gleaming and young since the vegetable is also a rich source of antioxidants.

One kilogram of this vegetable costs about Rs 1 lakh! The cultivation of the world’s costliest vegetable namely ‘hop-shoots’ has started on a trial basis in Bihar’s Aurangabad district.

** Swadeshi HANSA-NG trainer aircraft with advanced features rolled out in Bengaluru

CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) rolled out its HANSA-NG (Next Generation) aircraft on Wednesday at the aircraft hangar at the Belur campus. Shekar C Mande, DG CSIR, held the ceremonial rolling out with R Madhavan, Chairman and Managing, HAL

** Bengaluru-based voice automation company, Vernacular.ai’s AI voice assistant VIVA, which understands 16 languages and more than 160 dialects, is being implemented across banks in rural India.

The dream of building a startup took Sourabh Gupta and Akshay Deshraj, IIT-Roorkee alumni, to Bengaluru. 

** Asia’s largest tulip garden opens in Srinagar, sees 4,000 visitors

15 lakh bulbs of different varieties ‘will mesmerise tourists this year’

The Asia’s largest tulip garden was thrown open on Thursday in Srinagar, with around 4,000 visitors enjoying the bloom of the 25% of the 15 lakh flowers planted over 30 hectares located at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range.