About Us The journey of Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI popularly known as Pusa Institute began in at Pusa Bihar with the generous grant of pounds from an American philanthropist Mr Henry Phipps The institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute ARI which functioned with five departments namely Agriculture Cattle Breeding Chemistry Economic Botany and Mycology Bacteriology unit was added in The name of ARI was changed to Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in and in it was renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute Following a devastating earth quake on th January the institute was shifted to Delhi on th July Post independence the institute has been renamed as Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI Read More