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PM Modi inaugurates 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Hyderabad-based ICRISAT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, Hyderabad. During the occasion, PM also inaugurated two research facilities of ICRISAT, which were Climate Change Research Facility on Plant Protection and Rapid Generation Advancement Facility.

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These two facilities are dedicated to the smallholder farmers of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Prime Minister also unveiled a specially designed logo of ICRISAT and launched a commemorative stamp issued on the occasion. Its objective is to conduct agricultural research for rural development, in Asia & sub-Saharan Africa.

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Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • ICRISAT Headquarters: Patancheruvu, Hyderabad;
  • ICRISAT Founded: 1972;
  • ICRISAT Founders: M. S. Swaminathan, C. Fred Bentley, Ralph Cummings.

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