CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NABARD and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) entered into an agreement to collaborate in several areas of common interest to promote sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. An MoU was signed in this regard by Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, NABARD and Dr.

Detailed explanation-2: -NABARD IN NEWS Chennai: Apex development financial institution NABARD and State Bank of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for formation and credit linkage of 13, 00 joint liability groups (JLGs) across Tamilnadu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has a new chief, Dr Himanshu Pathak as its new Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE) cum Director General (DG), ICAR.

Detailed explanation-4: -RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND Government of India created the RIDF in NABARD in 1995-96, with an initial corpus of Rs. 2, 000 crore.

Detailed explanation-5: -Agri Clinic and Agribusiness Centres Scheme (ACABC Scheme) The ACABC scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, with NABARD acting as subsidy channelising agency.