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2020

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan centre of which institution has partnered with CSIR and Vijnana Bharti for promoting rural development?

A	IIT Delhi
B	IIT Guwahati
C	IIT Madras
D	None of these

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) have jointly undertaken a major initiative for the dissemination of CSIR technologies to create livelihood opportunities in rural areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -As already indicated, IIT Delhi has been designated to be the Coordinating Institute (CI) for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). In this capacity, IIT Delhi has been taking initiative to convene various consultative workshops and meetings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here’s the list of 143 participating Institutions selected in UBA 1.0.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the 2nd edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan under which students from 750 higher educational institutions from across the country will adopt villages and visit them to get acquainted with lifestyle of people there and the problems faced by them.

Detailed explanation-5: -The vision of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is to enable Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to work with the rural people and identify the challenges they face and come up with solutions for their sustainable development.

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