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Consider the following statements regarding the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 1. It is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development. 2. It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford and the Rockefeller foundations. 3. Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 1. It is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development. 2. It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford and the Rockefeller foundations. 3. Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.

In News - 

  • Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana for the deployment of drones for agricultural research activities.

Important Points

  • ICRISAT is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • It is headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad, Telangana) with several regional centres (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)).
  • It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford and the Rockefeller foundations. Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP. Hence statement 2 and 3 are correct.
  • Since its inception, host country India has granted a special status to ICRISAT as a UN Organization operating in the Indian territory making it eligible for special immunities and tax privileges.
  • ICRISAT is managed by a full-time Director General functioning under the overall guidance of an international Governing Board.

Source - 

http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=International-Crops-Research-Institute-permitted-to-use-drones&id=404351

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