On the occasion of World Bee Day, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the project of setting up of a honey testing laboratory at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi on May 20. 2021.
- Rs. 300 crore has been approved by the government for the overall promotion of National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM), development of scientific beekeeping and achieving the target of “sweet revolution”.
- A world-class state of art Honey Testing Lab has been established at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand with the help of Rs 5 crore.
- The World Bee Day 2021 was celebrated with the theme “Bee engaged – Build Back Better for Bees”.
