'Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra', India's First Nationwide WhatsApp AI Advisory for Oilseed Farmers

• Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra is India's first nationwide WhatsApp-based AI advisory service dedicated to oilseed farmers, developed by ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (ICAR-IIOR), Hyderabad.
• It delivers free, 24×7, multilingual, research-based crop advisory in all Indian languages directly on farmers' mobile phones.
• Significance for aspirants: intersection of agri-tech (AI/chatbots), edible-oil import substitution drive, and the National Mission on Edible Oils policy push during the kharif season — examinable across GS-III (agriculture, S&T) and Prelims (schemes & institutions).