Overview
- IARI has withdrawn its March 25 directive to shift parts of its teaching online, with the Agriculture Ministry saying all classes, hostels, and messes remain fully operational.
- The now-scrapped order had directed undergraduates, first-year master’s students, and first-year PhD scholars to leave campus and attend online classes from April 6 because hostel kitchens could not run reliably.
- After students flagged exam schedules and offered workarounds, campus leaders arranged daily LPG supply and brought in electric cooking appliances to keep meals running, student representatives said.
- Coverage varies on how many students would have been pushed off campus, with several reports citing about 2,200 and an institute official telling India Today that roughly 600 were affected.
- Energy pressures tied to the West Asia conflict have led India to prioritize LPG for households, review supplies with state leaders, and face protests over cylinder shortages.