📍 About this Locality

Pincode 110012 covers the Pusa campus area of Delhi, home to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the premier agricultural research institution of Bharat whose scientists led the Green Revolution that transformed the country from food scarcity to food security. The Pusa campus with its research farms, laboratories and scientist colonies is one of the most consequential scientific institutions in Bharat history. The wheat varieties developed at Pusa fed hundreds of millions.

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📜 Historical Roots

IARI was established at Pusa Bihar in 1905 and relocated to Delhi in 1936. In collaboration with the Norman Borlaug wheat programme, IARI developed high-yielding wheat varieties powering the Green Revolution of the 1960s-70s, one of the most significant achievements in Indian science history.

🚇 Connectivity

Nearest Metro stations are Patel Nagar and Shadipur on Blue Line. Approximately 7 km from Connaught Place.

🌿 Seasonal Context

The Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela (February-March) draws farmers from across north Bharat. The rabi and kharif research crop cycles structure the campus year. The winter season sees research farms most productive.

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