In a quiet corner of Kashmir, science has made history. A lamb was born, not just any lamb, but India’s first gene-edited sheep — a small animal carrying a giant step forward for Indian research.

After multiple attempts, a team of researchers at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) achieved a remarkable feat by creating the country’s first gene ...

The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has called it a "ground-breaking scientific achievement". The edited sheep contains no foreign DNA, distinguishing it ...

The scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) founded in 1982 have claimed to have successfully produced India’s first gene-edited ...

“Gurez could be our Sikkim,” says Dr. Waseem Ahmad of SKUAST, Kashmir's agricultural university. A 2013 industry report even predicted that organic farming could bring Kashmir ₹11,600 crore ...

Jammu and Kashmir remains one of the most iconic, scenic and culturally significant destinations in India and globally. In response to concerns over tourism following ...

The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has called it a "ground-breaking scientific achievement". The edited sheep contains no foreign DNA, distinguishing it ...

Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been locked in conflict over Kashmir, a majority-Muslim region in the northernmost part of India. The mountainous, 86,000-square-mile territory was once a ...

There has been a wider clampdown on social media since an April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, the deadliest on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory in decades.

Photograph: ANI Photo Scientists and researchers at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have developed India's first gene-edited sheep using CRISPR-Cas9 ...

In 2018, scientists at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) tried to cultivate the crop in laboratory settings, using tubes containing moisture and vital ...