Nanaji Deshmukh

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Question- Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurate ‘Nanaji Deshmukh Phenomics Center’?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Ranchi
(c) New Delhi
(d) Jaipur
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On October 11, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Nanaji Deshmukh Phenomics Center’ developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Pusa, New Delhi.
  • This state-of-the-art, automated Phenomics Center is one of the public funding institutions in the world.
  • This center will also help in understanding the interaction between the genes and the environment in the field of crop improvement and management.
  • This center is equipped with high-tech controlled climate greenhouse, dynamic field conveyor system, automated weight lifting and irrigation stations, and various imaging sensor reflections by Scanalyzer 3D software.
  • With this help, the interaction between the genes and the environment will be understood as the next phase of expanding the boundaries of our knowledge in the area of crop improvement and management.

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